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

About 5 million people worldwide live with the autoimmune condition lupus. This condition can cause a range of symptoms, ...

The Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade was canceled Tuesday due to a highly-contagious equine virus outbreak spanning ...

Scientists discover the immune system's response to flu and COVID infections could trigger sleeping cancer cells to become active again.

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

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

A groundbreaking new trial is set to investigate whether an mRNA jab, designed to target the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), could ...

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

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

Scientists were pleased when they learned more about how the common cold gains a foothold in the body, identifying key cellular checkpoints that are important targets of the virus.