Browsing: Immunology

A common childhood virus appears to be the trigger for the autoimmune disease lupus, according to groundbreaking research.The study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which for…

A magnified image of a brain organoid with fluorescent labelling of various cell types.Credit: Thomas Hartung, Johns Hopkins UniversityAdvanced tools and techniques are giving researchers a…

Whether it’s the person brandishing a tissue on the train or the child with the telltale signs of chickenpox, the threat of an infection can be…