A common virus that infects most people can trigger the chronic immune system condition lupus, according to a new study.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Common virus found in most people can trigger lupus, study reveals - It is unclear why nine out of 10 lupus patients are ...

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 ...

A higher-titer ANA raises the suspicion that something more systemic may be going on,’ said Amanda Mixon, PA-C.

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

It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect ...

During Lupus Awareness Month in October, Woodhouse, who has lived with the illness for the past 18 years, explained to the ...