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

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

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

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

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

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

But the virus can cause a minuscule number of immune cells to go rogue, starting a cascade that leads to lupus’ widespread ...

Levels of antibodies targeting the Epstein-Barr virus are not associated with disease activity among multiple sclerosis ...

New study reveals Epstein-Barr virus’s key role in lupus. Find out what this means for vaccine research and development.

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

In a new study published in the biomedical journal Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday, researchers revealed for the first time how one of the most common viruses worldwide can cause the ...

Scientists may have uncovered a major clue in the mystery of lupus. A new study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus, a common ...