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 ...

For more than half a century, scientists have hunted for the cause of lupus. The disease is relentless and debilitating, one that turns the immune system against the very body it’s meant to protect.

One of the most common viruses in the world could be behind lupus, an autoimmune condition with a wide range of symptoms, according to a study released Wednesday. Lupus has long puzzled doctors: No ...

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 ...

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