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Tag: lupus research alliance

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 clinical research – scientists who identify and develop potential ways to diagnose, monitor and treat lupus,  researchers who design and conduct the studies to test these methods, and the volunteers who take part in the […] Read More

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 named “Distinguished Friend of the Caribbean” by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The award will be given at the Caribbean Tourism Industry Awards gala June 6  at the Wyndham New Yorker (481 Eighth Avenue) during Caribbean […] Read More

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 tissues. But in the last few years, researchers have learned that certain microbes living inside our bodies may trigger these attacks. Scientists supported by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) have made many of the key […] Read More

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 Crow in leading the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) Scientific Advisory Board.  As Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Vice Provost for Academic Integration of Cornell University, Dr. Koretzky creates and implements initiatives that […] Read More

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 research, both in the resources we deploy and the results we deliver.  Collectively we have invested more than $200 million in over 500 grants selected by a multi-level peer review process led by world-class luminaries […] Read More

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 of developing lupus. That insight casts doubt on the generally accepted belief that depression is simply a by-product of having lupus. If depression is the chicken and lupus is the egg, the researchers found that […] Read More

The Patients’ Voice Heard at LUPUS 2019

April 11, 2019 The Lupus Research Alliance is pleased to report on an inspirational talk our fellow colleague and good friend Kathleen Arntsen, President & CEO of Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA) gave at the recent 13th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Called LUPUS 2019, the meeting was an opportunity for researchers, […] Read More

Updates in Lupus Clinical Research from the LUPUS 2019 Meeting

April 11, 2019 The Lupus Research Alliance is pleased to share the results from four clinical trials presented at LUPUS 2019.  These studies continue to push our way forward toward new and improved treatments to help the lupus community. There’s a Silver Lining in New Belimumab Results Jim Oates, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, […] Read More

New Treatment Approaches Supported by LRA Were Highlighted at LUPUS 2019

April 11, 2019 The bacteria that cause urinary tract infections may trigger lupus flares, a former Alzheimer’s disease therapy has shown promising results in research models—these are just some of the findings presented by Lupus Research Alliance-funded scientists at the 13th International Congress on Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPUS 2019), held in San Francisco. Here are […] Read More