@Elizafox

Ugh, sorry to hear that. 😒 Things have been relatively quiet for me on that front recently but other autoimmune issues are running wild, so I'm thankful not to have to contend with all of it at the moment.

I hope your flare settles soon and that you are able to find adequate comfort in the meantime! πŸ™‚

@Elizafox

Hey, I caught an interview with one of these researchers yesterday on #CBC's #QuirksAndQuarks.

This could be excellent news for eventually preventing future humans from having to live with #Lupus! ❀️

(Alas, it sounds like there is no anticipated way to make this learning applicable to people already infected with EBV and/or dx'd with Lupus 😒).

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/11/lupus-epstein-barr.html

#SLE
#EBV
#autoimmune
#ImmuneDisorders
#research
#ClincialTrials

Stanford Medicine scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry

The Epstein-Barr virus can convert B cells it’s infected into diabolical overlords that reprogram myriad other immune cells to attack our tissues, Stanford Medicine scientists have found.

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