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 ...

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

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.

Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site ...

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