The Epstein-Barr virus, one of the most common in the world, could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with ...

For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the ...

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

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

A new study has finally nailed down what links Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – a pathogen that over 95 percent of adults worldwide ...

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

Scientists may have uncovered a major clue in the mystery of lupus. A new study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus, a common ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lupus Research Alliance partly funded a study that reveals how Epstein-Barr Virus may directly contribute to the development of lupus, a chronic autoimmune ...

But the virus can cause a minuscule number of immune cells to go rogue, starting a cascade that leads to lupus’ widespread ...

A new study reveals how Epstein–Barr virus reprogrammes B cells into autoimmune drivers, uncovering a direct mechanism linking EBV infection to lupus development.

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 ...

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