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

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

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

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

Lupus, which is difficult to treat and on the rise, is part of the group of autoimmune diseases that affect millions of ...

The virus that causes glandular fever may be an unsuspected cause of several autoimmune conditions, lending hope for new ...

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 ...

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 ...

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