Stories & News

Taking Care of Yourself as You Grow Up with Lupus

October 21, 2018 We are excited to participate in a new program at the American College of Rheumatology meeting this...

Our CFO Quoted in Article on Giving

October 19, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance Chief Financial Officer Debra Rose is quoted in an article in Consumers Advocate about nonprofits ...

Amanda Greene Advises on Talking About Your Lupus

October 18, 2018 There are few things that a person living with lupus can control. The how and when we...

LRA Distinguished Innovator Wins 2019 Breakthrough Prize

October 17, 2018 Winner of our most substantial grant, the Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Awards in Lupus and Autoimmunity, Dr. Zhijian...

Celebrating Lupus Awareness Month

October 15, 2018 “For us, raising awareness about this awful disease isn’t limited to May. All year long, we are...

Serving Under-served Lupus Communities

October 15, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance’s Multi-cultural Outreach Task Force is out in full force to raise awareness among...

Lupus Patient-Focused Drug Development Meeting

The Lupus Research Alliance collaborated with the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association and the Lupus Foundation of America on...

Patient Involvement: The Next Critical Step

October, 2018 Certainly, advocacy is absolutely necessary to generate funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal organizations,...

Advocacy on the Personal Level

“Advocacy has many forms, including taking action for one’s own health. It’s self-advocacy — even though many would not think...

Advocacy: The Critical First Step

Advocacy can mean different things to different people. Some seek to make changes in policy and funding at state...

Lupus Kidneys Copy Tumors’ Tactic to Protect Themselves

October 4, 2018 Abnormal immune cells invade the kidneys in patients with lupus and can damage the organs so severely...

Cancer Study Shows How Body’s Trash Pickup Fails in Lupus

October 4, 2018 Immune cells called macrophages that normally clear away the body’s trash don’t do their jobs in lupus....