Stories & News

Make it Ecstatically Loud!

Blessed by an auto-immune disease at the age of 11, being different wasn’t really an option at the time,...

Join Us at Lupus Research and Advocacy Conference

Find Out How Lupus Research Can Transform Lives at a Free Conference and Cocktail Reception Learn about the newest advances...

Discovering Lupus Heterogeneity

May 22, 2019 Lupus is heterogeneous, meaning that symptoms are many and vary widely from patient to patient -- one...

LRA Researchers Reveal New Drug Targets at Leading Immunology Conference

May 22, 2019 Data presented by several Lupus Research Alliance-funded scientists at the recent American Association of Immunologists Annual Meeting...

Your Advocacy Works –House Appropriations Bill Includes $10 M for Lupus Research Program

May 21, 2019 The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee today passed the Defense Appropriations bill, which allocates our full...

Lupus Research Alliance Congratulates Dr. Betty Diamond for Well-Deserved Recognition by AAI

May 20, 2019 The LRA applauds Betty Diamond, MD for being named a Distinguished Fellow by the American Association of...

clinical trials

Celebrate Clinical Trials Day May 20!

May 20, 2019 It’s Clinical Trials Day when the Lupus Research Alliance recognizes all the people we support who advance...

LRA Board Member Brenda Blackmon Honored by Caribbean Tourism Organization

May 16, 2019 We are proud to share that Brenda Blackmon, an active member of our Board of Directors, was...

Illuminating the Microbiome’s Role in Lupus

May 15, 2019 One of the biggest questions in lupus is why the immune system tries to destroy patients’ own...

New Potential Treatment Approach for Cutaneous Lupus

May 14, 2019 Immune cells sneak into the skin and cause inflammation in patients with cutaneous lupus, the form of...

Racial Disparities in Rates of Death Among People with Lupus, Finds CDC Study

May 10, 2019 New research results from Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that...

A Tough Childhood Linked to Poor Adult Health and Immune System Disorders Like Lupus

May 9, 2019 New study results published in Arthritis Care & Research found that “adverse childhood experiences” are more common...