One of the world's most common viral infections could underlie virtually every case of lupus, according to a recent study ...

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

One of humanity's most ubiquitous infectious pathogens bears the blame for the chronic autoimmune condition called systemic ...

New research from Stanford University links the Epstein-Barr virus to lupus disease, showing how the virus can push immune ...

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

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

Lupus has been linked to the Epstein-Barr virus – which causes glandular fever, or mono – before, but we now have evidence of ...

Vaccinating birds against bird flu reduces the spread of the disease, but may have unintended consequences. This is the warning of a new paper in the journal Science Advances, which concluded that ...