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LRA Shares Tremendous Loss of Lupus Research Hero Dr. Marc Chevrier

February 10, 2021 The worldwide lupus community lost a brilliant researcher and a passionate champion with the recent passing of...

Putting Out the Fire – Celebrating A Lupus “Firefighter” During Black History Month

February 4, 2021 “Imagine that your house is on fire and someone inside started it - that’s lupus,” says Dr....

New CDC Study Estimates 204,295 Americans Have Lupus

January 29, 2021 According to a new analysis funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 204,295 Americans...

Update from LRA’s President on COVID-19 Vaccines in Lupus

January 14, 2020 Dear Friends, Happy New Year! On behalf of all of us at the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), thank...

Vaccines and Lupus: What to Know Amid COVID-19

January 14, 2021 LRA's President and CEO Kenneth Farber taped this video series - Vaccines and Lupus: What to Know...

Lupus Advocacy Delivers Again!

December 28, 2020 After much back and forth, last week the U.S. Congress passed the year-end spending deal, called the...

Existing Cancer Drug May Lower Inflammation in Autoimmune Diseases Like Lupus

December 14, 2020 In a recent study published in the Journal of Immunology, LRA-funded researcher Dr. John Zhang at Medical...

LRA-Supported Study Finds Similarities in the Immune Response Between Severe COVID-19 and Lupus Antiphospholipid Syndrome

December 2, 2020 The immune response during severe COVID-19 is similar to a lupus complication known as antiphospholipid syndrome, according...

Give the Lupus Community a Priceless Gift on Giving Tuesday

November 30, 2020 Every year, on December 1, the world shows its heartfelt support for the Lupus Research Alliance and...

LuCIN Investigators Show that Stimulating the Vagus Nerve in Lupus Patients Decreases Pain and Fatigue

November 23, 2020 Up to 95% of lupus patients report pain and fatigue caused by the disease. To explore ways...

LRA-Funded Researchers Share Important Discoveries at Largest Rheumatology Meeting

November 19, 2020 The Lupus Research Alliance supported an impressive number -- 30+ -- of studies presented at ACR Convergence...

Good News on Lupus Nephritis Discoveries from ACR Convergence 2020

November 19, 2020 The LRA is proud to share the extraordinary work presented at ACR Convergence 2020 by research members...