RT @UoBinfectionsch: Did you know a virus most of us carry for life can cause cancer? 🧬. For over 60 years, @unibirmingham has led ground-b….

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Our former @IndependentSage colleague Deenan Pillay telling it like it is.

RT @FrontNeurosci: New Research: Decoding immune cell dynamics in ischemic stroke: insights from single-cell RNA sequencing analysis https:….

RT @RachelHorne19: Not so benign MS after all?.AI-driven MRI analysis reveals brain atrophy patterns in benign relapsing-remitting MS, a Fi….

Fantastic couple of days at the Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy PGR research gala. Some really amazing science being done at UoB.

RT @JeremyFarrar: What I’ve learned after 40 years as the Observer’s science editor

Rare Disease Research day at the University of Birmingham. Check out my Rare Disease Research socks and a big shout out to my team for their brilliant, dedicated work.

RT @Farzad_MD: 1/ After residency at Mass General Hospital, I reported to Atlanta to meet my fellow CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Offic….

RT @NobelPrize: Virologist Harald zur Hausen discovered how cervical cancer is triggered by virus infections. His work led to the creation….

RT @simonmaechling: Here’s the full, no-nonsense list of phrases that drive me nuts - because they’re misleading, fear-mongering, or just p….

RT @LawrenceYoung11: Could this approach be used to target EBV-positive B cells in patients with multiple sclerosis?.

RT @ProfBrianCox: If the rumours are right and the UK, almost unilaterally given current global trends, cuts R&D funding at this critical m….

RT @StrangVirusLab: I was very moved by this thread. Essential reading.

RT @theAliceRoberts: I still can’t quite believe this happened. What does it say about our society?.

Check out this new article at Ocrelizumab B cell depletion has no effect on HERV RNA expression in PBMC in MS patients. Lovely collaboration with @RTarlinton @BrunoGran2 @RaduTanasescu1.

Check out this podcast from the BBC World Service, The Inquirer, where we discuss Epstein Barr virus, vaccination and treatments for Multiple Sclerosis.

EBV was the first human cancer-associated virus discovered, now linked to at least 8 different lymphomas and carcinomas, as well as diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis. What a legacy Tony Epstein left.

RT @LawrenceYoung11: Sad news of Tony Epstein’s death just a few weeks from celebrating the 60th anniversary of the discovery of EBV.

Saddened to hear of the passing of Tony Epstein on the 6th Feb 2024. Tony Epstein together with Yvonne Barr in collaboration with Denis Burkitt discovered Epstein Barr virus 60 years ago.