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 ...

EBV is a member of the herpesvirus family, the same group responsible for chickenpox and cold sores. It spreads easily ...

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 ...

For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the ...

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

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

The Epstein-Barr virus, one of the most common in the world, could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with ...

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

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

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

Scientists may have uncovered a major clue in the mystery of lupus. A new study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus, a common infection most people carry, could trigger the autoimmune disease by causing ...