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Researchers Discover How Gut Bacteria Can Trigger Autoimmunity

August 4, 2022 Immunologists have found that a certain gut bacteria escapes from the intestines to trigger inflammation that can lead to autoimmune diseases. A new study published in Nature provides an insight into how particular gut bacteria evolve over time through a phenomenon called ‘within-host evolution’. The new findings open the door for the […] Read More

LRA-Funded Research Found a Connection Between the Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and MS as an Autoimmune Disease

February 4, 2022 A potential new cause of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) was discovered by researchers partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance. Published in the prestigious journal Nature, the study results provide strong evidence that a virus can trigger the development of MS. The LRA invested in this work to help understand […] Read More

LRA-Funded Discovery May Improve Effectiveness of Vaccines and Autoimmune Treatments

August 5, 2021 Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital identified the series of molecules that guide a sub-set of immune cells, which may be key for future vaccine improvements and autoimmune therapies. These findings, published online July 7, 2021 in Nature, were funded in part by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). The immune system […] Read More

The LRA Leads Exploration into the Microbiome in Lupus

January 30, 2020 Why does the immune system turn on itself to attack the body it’s supposed to protect? That question has many possible answers – and one may be the microbiome – the trillions of bacteria living inside our bodies that, in people with lupus, may trigger autoimmune attacks. An article in this week’s […] Read More