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

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 ...

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

One of the world's most common viral infections could underlie virtually every case of lupus, according to a recent study ...

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

Barr virus transforms B cells into inflammatory drivers that spark the widespread immune attacks seen in lupus.

Using a single-cell RNA-sequencing platform, a new study demonstrates that EBV reprograms autoreactive B cells to drive lupus autoimmunity.

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 ...

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

Scientists from Stanford University have discovered that systemic lupus erythematosus is directly related to the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), which is present in the body of almost every adult. This was ...

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