A new groundbreaking study has recently identified the link between the long-standing mystery in autoimmune disease: ...

Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which nearly all of us carry for life – is ...

For more than half a century, scientists have hunted for the cause of lupus. The disease is relentless and debilitating, one ...

Barr virus—but new research reveals how it can hijack immune cells, sparking a chronic disease that attacks the body from within.

Lupus has been linked to the Epstein-Barr virus – which causes glandular fever, or mono – before, but we now have evidence of how it can bring about the autoimmune condition ...

A new study reveals how Epstein–Barr virus reprogrammes B cells into autoimmune drivers, uncovering a direct mechanism linking EBV infection to lupus development.

A clinical trial testing an experimental vaccine for the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in people with MS is now recruiting ...

Although researchers know that lupus is caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the body’s own tissues and organs, ...

New evidence shows how the Epstein-Barr virus can hide in B cells and drive the core autoimmune response in lupus, pointing ...

New research from Stanford University links the Epstein-Barr virus to lupus disease, showing how the virus can push immune cells to attack the body’s own tissues.View on euronews ...

The cause of lupus has eluded medical researchers for decades. But this week a team of Stanford Medicine researchers claim ...

A common virus that infects most people can trigger the chronic immune system condition lupus, according to a new study.