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Well on Our Way to Advocacy Victory for Lupus!

September 14, 2018 Congratulations are in order for lupus advocacy! The two budget requests Lupus Research Alliance advocates worked so...

Lupus Insight Prize Winner Finds Blood Pressure Drugs May Prevent Memory Loss in Lupus

September 7, 2018 We congratulate Dr. Betty Diamond of Feinstein Institute for Medical Research for her recently published work showing...

Data Finds Smoking Raises, Drinking Can Decrease Lupus Risk

Data from a long-term Black Women's Health Study of 59,000 Black women found that cigarette smoking raised the risk...

Lupus Research Alliance: Disappointed but Undaunted by Anifrolumab Results

September 4, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance is disappointed with the results announced by AstraZeneca and MedImmune of the clinical...

New York Jets Tackle Lupus at 2018 Kickoff Luncheon!

August 28, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance was proud to take part in the NY Jets 2018 KickOff Luncheon ...

Battling Lupus with Krill: Phospholipid-rich krill oil a potential new relief option for lupus

August 28, 2018 NEW YORK, NY. Aker BioMarine and Lupus Research Alliance launch a new clinical study, investigating how phospholipid-rich...

Hearst Foundations Awards Grant to Lupus Research Alliance

August 22, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to once again be awarded the Health Grant from the Hearst...

Hard Advocacy Work Pays Off for Lupus!

August 24, 2018 The U.S. Senate voted 85 to 7 to approve the $2 billion budget increase Lupus Research Alliance...

CareFirst and Exagen Diagnostics Announce Evidence Development Agreement for AVISE® Lupus Diagnostic Test

August 20, 2018 Source: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Press Release CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) and Exagen Diagnostics, Inc. (Exagen) today announced an...

Potential Treatment for Sun Damage Discovered with LRA Funding

August 16, 2018 Exposure to the sun is hard on everyone’s skin, causing cells to die. But skin cells are...

Three Renowned Researchers Share Scientific Successes

August, 2018 Three outstanding presentations by researchers at the Philadelphia Lupus Research Alliance Advancing Lupus Care Through Research and Advocacy...

Advancing Research Exponentially

August 14, 2018 Advancing Research Exponentially An Update on AMP by Jill Buyon, MD Lupus nephritis (LN), one of the dreaded complications of...