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Team Life Without Lupus Going the Distance for More Treatments and a Cure

The 21-member LRA Team Life Without Lupus is training hard to hit the streets of NYC for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon Sunday, November 3. As they gear up to build the endurance needed to run the 26.2-mile course, they need your support in reaching their fundraising goals. Each of these athletes is […] Read More

Family Planning and Lupus

The LRA is committed to supporting research and resources to better address the complexities of pregnancy in lupus. This video webinar addresses preconception counseling, suitability for pregnancy, impact of lupus medication, lupus flares, support, and much more. Gain knowledge and perspective as our distinguished panel of physicians, Dr. Jill P. Buyon and Dr. Shilpi Mehta-Lee, […] Read More

Jennifer Young’s Powerful Advice: “Don’t lose hope, find your people.”

Jennifer shares her mother’s lupus journey and the impact of LRA-funded research Growing up in the New Jersey suburbs, Jennifer Young never looked at her mom as “different”. In fact, Jennifer remembers her mom juggling motherhood and a full-time job with grace. Life was happy and seemingly normal. But as the eldest sibling, Jennifer saw […] Read More

New York Jets Take On Lupus at 2024 Season Kickoff Luncheon

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is proud to have helped launch this year’s football season at the New York Jets Annual Kickoff Luncheon yesterday. In addition to introducing the 2024 team roster, the event spotlighted the worthwhile causes supported by the New York Jets. With the support of more than 500 passionate fans, the luncheon […] Read More

Lupus and Allied Diseases Association Donates $150,000 to Support Research Funded by the Lupus Research Alliance

Our warmest appreciation goes to the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA) for their donation of $150,000 to support research funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). LADA President & CEO Kathleen A. Arntsen (center) presented the check at the organization’s 24th Annual Lupus Charity Golf Classic on August 15th. Receiving the generous contribution […] Read More

From Patient to Patron: Spotlighting LRA Board Member and Legacy Donor, Jennifer A. Dakin

August is National Make-a-Will Month. In this Community Inspiration Blog, we share the remarkable journey of LRA Board Member Jennifer A. Dakin, who created a lasting legacy by including the LRA in her will. The year was 2016. Jennifer Dakin was at the top of her game. As a managing director in the Hospitality Finance […] Read More

New Study Reveals How Autoantibodies Work Together to Drive Inflammation in Lupus

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the immune system is over-activated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In a new study partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), Jessica Hamerman, Ph.D. from the Benaroya Research Institute, and colleagues discovered that certain antibodies, previously understudied in lupus, can ramp up the activity of […] Read More

Statement in Response to Recent Lupus Science and Medicine Publication

Krill oil concentrate helped to increase Omega-3 deﬁciency in people living with lupus, according to a report of the ORKIDS study recently published in Lupus Science and Medicine. Secondary ﬁndings among a small group of study participants people with more severe lupus suggest that krill oil concentrate may help improve disease activity, but investigators noted […] Read More

Statement in Response to Recent Nature Publication

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is encouraged by the recent study, “Interferon subverts an AHR–JUN axis to promote CXCL13+ T cells in lupus”, funded in part by the LRA and published in the journal Nature, that identified a molecular pathway that promotes an imbalance of T cells leading to an overactive immune response in lupus. […] Read More

Inspired by Patient Need, Dermatologist Specializes in Cutaneous Lupus

Dr. Victoria Werth decided to focus her career on researching and treating cutaneous (skin) lupus erythematosus because she saw a major need that she could help fill. Her story is especially appropriate this July during Ultraviolet Safety Month – as ultraviolet sun rays can trigger flares for people with cutaneous and/or systemic lupus. When Dr. […] Read More

U.S. House of Representatives Passed Bill with $10 million for the Lupus Research Program

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations bill. This bill includes $10 million for the Lupus Research Program, which awards grants to promising researchers around the world seeking to improve therapeutics and hopefully discover a cure for lupus. This is the same funding level that Congress has appropriated […] Read More

Super Bowl Champion Willie Colon Drives 10th Anniversary Lupus Golf Fundraiser

The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to partner with former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets player, Super Bowl Champion, and current FoxSport1 co-host Willie Colon on the 10th Annual Willie Colon Golf Outing crafted by Tito’s Handmade Vodka. The sold-out outing raised $450,000 in honor of Mr. Colon’s late mother Jean Davis, who had […] Read More