Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a rare autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness, numbness, and even paralysis.

More specifically, the myelin sheath -- an insulating layer ... also was linked to the cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr virus, Zika virus and even the COVID-19 pandemic. Why does this happen?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system caused by the immune system. B cells, which are a type of white blood cell, play a role in the development of MS ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the CNS that leads to myelin disruption and progressive disability. Myelin damage is thought to be mediated mainly by autoreactive T ...

The central role of Epstein-Barr virus in causing multiple ... autoreactive immune cells attack and degrade the protective myelin sheath surrounding nerves in the brain. The disease has ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder where the body’s immune system—which normally protects it from infections and other foreign bodies—mistakenly attacks its own peripheral nerve ...

The problem Oligodendrocytes (OLs) produce the myelin sheaths that electrically insulate axons. Although most OLs are generated in the early postnatal period, oligodendrocyte progenitors (OPs) ...

All-cause graft failure risk was higher for recipients of Epstein–Barr virus D-positive/R-negative kidneys. The Epstein–Barr virus D-positive/R-negative group had up to a 10-fold higher ...