In lupus patients, latent Epstein-Barr virus can reprogram B cells and send the body’s immune response into overdrive, resulting in widespread inflammation. The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been ...

Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which nearly all of us carry for life – is ...

The cause of lupus has eluded medical researchers for decades. But this week a team of Stanford Medicine researchers claim they’ve cracked the code, a development some independent lupus experts ...

What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body — even the brain — and tens of millions of ...

A new groundbreaking study has recently identified the link between the long-standing mystery in autoimmune disease: ...

Groundbreaking research has identified a common childhood virus as a trigger for the autoimmune disease lupus.​ The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), present in approximately 95% of the American population, ...

A clinical trial testing an experimental vaccine for the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in people with MS is now recruiting ...

New evidence shows how the Epstein-Barr virus can hide in B cells and drive the core autoimmune response in lupus, pointing to the common virus as a possible cause.

The UK is launching a groundbreaking Horizon trial to see if a vaccine can help people with multiple sclerosis by targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a virus found in almost all MS patients. Led ...

A new trial will test whether an mRNA jab to protect against a common virus found in almost all people with multiple sclerosis (MS) could treat ...

A Chinese teenager who fought a rare and serious illness with remarkable courage has died days after receiving the university ...