Stories & News

LRA Grant Leads to New Drug Candidate RSLV-132

May 10, 2019 Grant support from the Lupus Research Alliance (then ALR) supported early work that led to a potential...

Introducing Gary Koretzky, MD, PhD, New Scientific Advisory Board Co-Chair

May 10, 2019 We are so fortunate to welcome Dr. Gary Koretzky as the new Co-chair partnering with Dr. Mary...

How Lupus Research Alliance Grants Boosted Benlysta

In 1999, lupus research needed a shot in the arm. The Food and Drug Administration hadn’t approved a new...

The Numbers Add Up to 20 Years of Extraordinary Progress

May 1, 2019 The Lupus Research Alliance is honored to serve the lupus community as the global leader in lupus...

Gene Changes Key to Successful Pregnancy in Lupus

April 29, 2019 Pregnant women with lupus are more likely to suffer complications than those who don’t. Lupus Research Alliance...

Benlysta Approved for Children 5-Years and Up

April 26, 2019 We are very pleased to share news from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) that intravenous Benlysta (belimumab) was approved by...

Test Available to Address Blood Clots in Lupus

April 24, 2019 The pharmaceutical company Exagen, Inc. announced study results showing that a component of their AVISE SLE Monitor...

Barstool Sports Radio Host & Retired New York Jets Willie Colon to Host Annual Willie Colon Charity Golf Outing

NEW YORK (May 6, 2019) -- The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to partner with former New York Jets...

Better Lupus Care Reducing Deaths from Lupus Nephritis, Study Shows

April 22, 2019 Results of a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology shows that end-stage renal disease and mortality due...

Possible Reason Why Women at Greater Risk for Autoimmune Diseases

April 22, 2019 A study published in JCI Insight by researchers at University of Michigan Medical School suggests that the...

Severe Mental Illness in Lupus Patients is Rare, Treatable, and Usually Short-Lived

April 18, 2019 A large international study has probed the causes of lupus-related psychosis—a serious condition marked by delusions and...

Depression is a Risk-factor for Lupus, Study Shows

April 18, 2019 A 20-year study of women with lupus has found strong evidence that depression increases a person’s risk...