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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

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

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

Lupus Research Alliance Awards Lupus Insight Prize to Two Trailblazers in CAR T Cell Therapy

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) announced the recipients of the 2024 Lupus Insight Prize to Marko Radic, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Georg Schett, M.D., Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, for their groundbreaking discoveries in utilizing CAR T cell therapy to potentially revolutionize lupus treatment. Drs. Radic and Schett were honored at a celebratory […] Read More

Lupus ABC First Anniversary Meeting Celebrated Remarkable Year of Accomplishments

Progress Shared and Future Course Charted The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to report that the Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium (Lupus ABC) held its second annual meeting in April in Bethesda, Maryland to share its substantial progress over the first year and chart future directions. Lupus ABC is a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership, uniting individuals […] Read More

Dan the Man Shares his M’s and C’s to Improve Your Lupus Journey

Known around lupus circles as Dan the Man, Nandan (Dan) Baruah is an advocate for all people with lupus.  But he is especially focused on helping other men living with what is often considered a women’s disease. As Dan reflects on Men’s Health Month and Father’s Day, he has much to share about coping as […] Read More