November 15, 2021 The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) supports research into causes and mechanisms of lupus, and identification of targets supporting the development of new therapies or cures for lupus patients. At this year’s meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), 17 LRA-funded researchers presented their work to share discoveries with the thousands of […] READ MORE
April, 2019 As our name implies, the Lupus Research Alliance aims to forge partnerships and bring other players to the table to better understand and treat lupus — and our latest venture holds the promise of a new therapy. We — and our affiliate, Lupus Therapeutics — are about to collaborate with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company […] READ MORE
A new study funded by the Lupus Nephritis Trials Network with support from the Lupus Research Alliance has proposed a set of standardized measures that promise to improve the way clinical trials in lupus nephritis (LN) are structured and how clinical researchers report their results. The findings will also help researchers in their search for […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY. February 19. Pieces of bacteria that escape from the intestines may trigger lupus and associated disease flares in some patients, according to a new study partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance. These findings may allow disease treatment with probiotics or diets that alter the mix of bacterial species in the intestines. […] READ MORE
In 2018 the Lupus Research Alliance has taken daring chances, pursued bold initiatives, and made tremendous strides! We truly are breaking through on many pioneering fronts of lupus research — thanks to the unwavering generosity of donors at all levels of support. Throughout the year, the brilliant scientists we brought to the table ushered in […] READ MORE
December, 2018 An innate — and lifelong — curiosity about the most complex, unresolved questions in medicine has served John D. Mountz, MD, PhD, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, well. For the past three decades he has made significant strides in piecing together some of the most […] READ MORE
October 29, 2018 More than 70 researchers who have received funding from the Lupus Research Alliance contributed to the scientific dialogue on lupus at the ACR|ARHP meeting this year. Following are highlights of specific discoveries the organization has supported: Tiring Out Rogue Cells Learning from cancer research, a team of scientists led by the inaugural […] READ MORE
October 4, 2018 Abnormal immune cells invade the kidneys in patients with lupus and can damage the organs so severely that they stop working. But the kidneys defend themselves from these attacks by disabling these rogue cells, according to a new study from two scientists funded by the Lupus Research Alliance. Cancerous tumors similarly protect […] READ MORE
October 4, 2018 Immune cells called macrophages that normally clear away the body’s trash don’t do their jobs in lupus. Now, a study of cancer partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance may explain how these macrophages promote lupus. Douglas Green, PhD, of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and colleagues found that […] READ MORE
Sept. 5, 2018 Our microbiome includes all of the trillions of microorganisms that live in and on us. A recent review article about key discoveries on the role of the microbiome in lupus includes two researchers funded by the Lupus Research Alliance who may have discovered how some of these microbial passengers promote lupus by […] READ MORE
August 28, 2018 NEW YORK, NY. Aker BioMarine and Lupus Research Alliance launch a new clinical study, investigating how phospholipid-rich krill oil can benefit people with lupus, with the aim to lessen the severity of symptoms associated with the disease. Affecting an estimated 5 million people worldwide, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), better known as lupus, […] READ MORE
July 26, 2018 By uncovering how some killer viruses beat our immune system, scientists partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance have identified a potential new way to treat lupus. The viruses that cause Lassa fever and other similar diseases kill thousands of people every year. One reason these viruses are deadly is that they […] READ MORE
