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

Groundbreaking research has identified a common childhood virus as a trigger for the autoimmune disease lupus.​ The ...

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

Women are more likely to have a stroke – and more likely to be misdiagnosed. Hormones, pregnancy and medical bias are part of ...

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

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

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 ...

Another common feature: Patients with a number of autoimmune diseases, especially women, often suffer heart attacks and ...