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2019 Lupus Luminary Luncheon for Science Celebrates Women of Achievement for Lupus Awareness Month

NEW YORK, NY – May 7, 2019. The 10th annual Lupus Luminary Luncheon for Science honored the accomplishments of...

Lupus Research Alliance Kicks Off Lupus Awareness Month with “Breaking through for Lupus Research: 20 Years of Progress”

NEW YORK, NY. May 1 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) launches its Breaking through for Lupus Research: 20...

Lupus Kidney Inflammation May Have Different Cause Than Commonly Believed

NEW YORK, NY. April 29. Lupus can harm many organs in the body, including the kidneys. A new study...

Lupus Research Alliance Earns Coveted 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

NEW YORK, NY. March 28 – Lupus Research Alliance earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent...

Lupus Research Alliance Advocates Call on Congress to Fund More Lupus Scientific Exploration

WASHINGTON, DC – March 19. Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), the world’s largest private funder of lupus research, celebrates its...

Reducing B Cells with Modified CAR T Cells is an Effective Treatment of Experimental Lupus: Shows Study Supported by Lupus Research Alliance

NEW YORK, NY. March 6, 2019. Depleting the number of harmful B cells with a novel immunotherapy that employs...

Lupus Research Alliance Congratulates NIH on 5-Year AMP Success

February 28, 2019 NEW YORK, NY. As a co-sponsor of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) public-private Accelerating Medicines Partnership...

Bacteria in the Gut May be a Cause of Lupus and Flares: Shows Study Supported by Lupus Research Alliance

NEW YORK, NY. February 19. Pieces of bacteria that escape from the intestines may trigger lupus and associated disease...

Lupus Therapeutics Launches Peer Training Program to Help Patients Benefit from Clinical Trials

February 1, 2019

NEW YORK, NY. February 1, 2019. Lupus Research Alliance clinical affiliate Lupus Therapeutics launched the Patient Advocates for Lupus Studies...

Lupus Research Alliance and Lupus Therapeutics Partner on New Phase 3 Trial Testing Potential Benefit of Ustekinumab (Stelara®) in Lupus

The Lupus Research Alliance announced that clinical research affiliate Lupus Therapeutics is partnering with the pharmaceutical company, Janssen, to...

Lupus Research Alliance Announces Translational Research Grants to Speed Development of New Treatments

NEW YORK, NY – January 10. Can “borrowed” drugs for treating other diseases protect the skin in patients with...

Lupus Research Alliance Mourns the Loss of NIAMS Director, Dr. Stephen I. Katz

NEW YORK, NY. December 20. The Board of Directors and staff of the Lupus Research Alliance mourn the death...