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fromSFGATE
1 day ago

Stanford study shows a virus affecting 95% of adults can cause lupus

Epstein-Barr virus can trigger systemic lupus erythematosus by altering B cell behavior, explaining why only a subset of infected people develop lupus.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

After an initial panic, Silicon Valley looks beyond the H1-B

Many years ago, Dr. Stephen Hauser and his research team discovered how B cells were crucial to the damage caused by MS. They developed new treatments, including one medicine that is literally saving the life of someone I love dearly. (If you need hope here, read his amazing book.) I met Dr. Hauser a few days ago at a charity dinner in San Francisco, where he spoke about the breakthrough. I got to thank him for this miracle of science, while trying not to cry.
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