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Facing Lupus with a Positive Perspective
September 26, 2024
Radiating optimism despite living with lupus for most of her young life, this month’s Community Inspiration,17-year old Miah Andrade,...
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LRA Congratulates Dr. James Chen for Prestigious Lasker Award Recognizing Breakthrough Discovery of DNA Sensing Enzyme, cGAS  
September 24, 2024
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) proudly congratulates Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen on receiving the 2024 Albert Lasker Basic Medical...
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Team Life Without Lupus Going the Distance for More Treatments and a Cure
September 24, 2024
The 21-member LRA Team Life Without Lupus is training hard to hit the streets of NYC for the 2024...
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Family Planning and Lupus
September 10, 2024
The LRA is committed to supporting research and resources to better address the complexities of pregnancy in lupus.  This...
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Jennifer Young’s Powerful Advice: “Don’t lose hope, find your people.”
September 6, 2024
Jennifer shares her mother’s lupus journey and the impact of LRA-funded research  Growing up in the New Jersey suburbs, Jennifer...
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New York Jets Take On Lupus at 2024 Season Kickoff Luncheon
August 28, 2024
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is proud to have helped launch this year’s football season at the New York...
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Lupus and Allied Diseases Association Donates $150,000 to Support Research Funded by the Lupus Research Alliance
August 27, 2024
Our warmest appreciation goes to the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA) for their donation of $150,000 to...
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Community inspiration: Jennifer Dakin: "My legacy gift to the LRA is my way of giving back so others don't struggle like I did."
From Patient to Patron: Spotlighting LRA Board Member and Legacy Donor, Jennifer A. Dakin
August 15, 2024
August is National Make-a-Will Month. In this Community Inspiration Blog, we share the remarkable journey of LRA Board Member...
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Research News
New Study Reveals How Autoantibodies Work Together to Drive Inflammation in Lupus
August 8, 2024
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the immune system is over-activated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)....
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LRA Statement: Research published in Nature advances understanding of possible underlying cause of Lupus
Statement in Response to Recent Nature Publication
July 16, 2024
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is encouraged by the recent study, “Interferon subverts an AHR–JUN axis to promote CXCL13+...
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Community inspiration: Victoria Werth: "What drives me are the patients and the tremendous need for more research."
Inspired by Patient Need, Dermatologist Specializes in Cutaneous Lupus
July 11, 2024
Dr. Victoria Werth decided to focus her career on researching and treating cutaneous (skin) lupus erythematosus because she saw...
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U.S. House of Representatives Passed Bill with $10 million for the Lupus Research Program
July 1, 2024
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations bill.  This bill includes $10...