A pediatric emergency medicine physician reveals the symptoms you should be watching for—and the four viruses responsible.

Dr. Baruch Blumberg, a federal scientist, identified the virus behind the infection in 1965. He won the Nobel Prize for the ...

These individuals may struggle to concentrate at work, keep up with social commitments or even find it difficult to perform basic tasks without feeling depleted. For them, fatigue isn’t simply ...

What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body — and tens of millions of people. While most ...

EBV is a member of the herpesvirus family, the same group responsible for chickenpox and cold sores. It spreads easily ...

Childhood cancers are rare but serious, developing rapidly and mostly caused by genetic mutations rather than lifestyle ...

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

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

When people ask their doctors about lupus causes, their answer can sometimes sound frustratingly vague. While they know that ...

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.

A common virus that infects most people can trigger the chronic immune system condition lupus, according to a new study. Nearly 5 million people worldwide suffer from the autoimmune disease in which a ...

One of humanity's most ubiquitous infectious pathogens bears the blame for the chronic autoimmune condition called systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), Stanford Medicine investigators and their ...