Lupus affects women at disproportionately high rates— roughly 9 out of 10 patients are female —and research consistently ...

Graham Taylor has previously received funding from Cancer Research UK, Blood Cancer UK, the UK Medical Research Council, Melanoma UK, and the University of Birmingham to support his research team.

Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which nearly all of us carry for life – is directly responsible for hijacking our immune system's cells to cause lupus, ...

Nearly all adults carry Epstein–Barr virus—but new research reveals how it can hijack immune cells, sparking a chronic disease that attacks the body from within. This colorized transmission electron ...

Kathleen Ford of Solano County was a nurse for more than 20 years, until one day she squatted down to help a patient and, hobbled by terrible joint pain, couldn’t stand up. Then in her 60s, Ford had ...

More than 70% of leg ulcers are caused by venous diseases, and their prevalence increases with age. Venous leg ulcers account for most chronic lower-limb wounds observed in primary care, underscoring ...

One of the most common viruses in the world could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with wide-ranging symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday. Until now, lupus was somewhat ...

For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the global population by adulthood and causes mononucleosis (aka “mono”)—might be ...

The virus behind glandular fever, also known as mononucleosis or kissing disease, seems to infect and reprogram immune cells in the body, priming some people to develop the autoimmune condition lupus.

Mooren’s Ulcer (MU) is a rare, chronic, and painful form of autoimmune peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK), with an elusive etiology and a risk of corneal perforation and vision loss. Despite ...