A new study found that people with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may be more likely to develop systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and CMV could influence how the disease starts.

Human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) is part of the Herpesviridae family. It infects nearly half of the French population. Once infected, individuals are generally lifelong carriers of the virus, as is the ...

Preclinical data demonstrate >90% reduction in human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) reactivation from latency, establishing proof-of-concept for SYN002 in human kidneys -- Data published in the American ...

Credit: Getty Images This review provides a concise overview of the epidemiology, etiology, history, diagnostic criteria, and management of CMV infection in solid organ transplant recipients.

Purpose To describe the presentation of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) in a series of infants. Methods Immunocompromised infants with either HIV or systemic cytomegalovirus (CMV) were examined for ...

Laura Gibson is an associate professor of medicine and of pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School. CMV belongs to the same virus family as cold sores and chickenpox and, like those viruses, lives in ...

Infection with a common virus may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes in older adults, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. In the study, adults ages 85 and over who were infected with ...

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)—a name that sounds like it was derived straight from a 1970s low-budget sci-fi movie. And while this microbial pathogen does quite invoke the same fear as say Ebola, HCMV ...

BRAINERD — June is congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month and Crow Wing County Public Health reported important news for Minnesota families — the Minnesota Department of Health has added ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. --History made in Minnesota: We're now the first state to screen all newborns for the most common congenital virus in the country. This historic screening program for congenital ...