Lupus Research Alliance News
Believing in the Power of Research

October, 2023 Amy, Jon, and Mary Kay Bottorff Lupus Warrior LRA Supporters & Friends When her daughter Amy was diagnosed with lupus, Mary Kay Bottorff searched for two years before deciding to support the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). That’s because she and her husband Jon know the power of research.  They had seen what it can […] READ MORE

The Lupus Research Alliance Walk with Us to Cure Lupus Takes Off at the Intrepid Museum

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2023 — Thousands of supporters will join together Saturday, October 21 at the Intrepid Museum (formerly called the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum) to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) 2023 New York City Walk with Us to Cure Lupus. Registration remains open through Walk Day at www.lupuswalknyc.org. While the well-attended annual event is […] READ MORE

Lupus Therapeutics PALS Program Expansion

October 1, 2023 Call for Individuals to Serve as a Trained Peer Educator Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical affiliate of Lupus Research Alliance, is pleased to announce the expansion of the highly successful Patient Advocates for Lupus Studies (PALS) pilot program with an exciting request for people who have clinical trial experience as well as a […] READ MORE

Study Suggest Vitamin D Levels May Lower Lupus Disease Activity

September 21, 2023 A paper published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation showed that vitamin D levels may help lower lupus disease activity. Conducted at Ajou University in Korea, the study evaluated lupus disease activity levels among participants during winter and summer.  They found that in both seasons, the percentage of people who had […] READ MORE

LRA Recommended by Top Charity Evaluators

September 1, 2023 September 5 is designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Charity – created to mobilize people “to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities.” We hope you will recognize the day with a donation to the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). Our mission at the LRA is to transform the […] READ MORE

Support Team Life Without Lupus at NYC Marathon

February 2024 Are you looking for a challenge that can change people’s lives?  Help run lupus into the ground by supporting our Team Life Without Lupus! Team Life Without Lupus is the official competitive team of the Lupus Research Alliance, the largest private funder of lupus research in the world. Through our team, amateur athletes […] READ MORE

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way to Leave Your Mark

August 1, 2023 August is National “Make-a-Will-Month” — the time when we are reminded of the importance of thinking ahead to leave your mark on the world with a meaningful legacy to your family and community. A will is the easiest and most effective means to ensure that you fully provide for the people you […] READ MORE

LRA Mourns Loss of Dear Friend Tony Bennett

July 25, 2023 The Lupus Research Alliance extends heartfelt condolences to the wife, Susan, and children of our former honorary Board member and legendary artist, singer, and philanthropist Tony Bennett.  Tony was an active supporter for our legacy organization, the SLE Lupus Foundation, as a friend of its founder Susan Golick, a pioneer in lupus […] READ MORE

Data Shows Voclosporin Preserves Kidney Function for Three Years

July 19,2023 The LRA is pleased to share news announced by Aurinia Pharmaceuticals of published results showing that the lupus treatment, voclosporin (Lupkynis) preserved kidney function up to three years among lupus nephritis.  These results of the Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled AURORA 2 extension study were published in the official peer-reviewed professional journal of the […] READ MORE

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