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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 that launched the upcoming season while gaining awareness for the worthwhile causes supported by the team. With the help of nearly 800 generous supporters, the luncheon raised over $750,000 to benefit the Lupus Research Alliance along […] Read More

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 Foundations. In the amount of $150,000, the highly sought Health Grant will help support two promising investigators relatively new to lupus who were recently awarded our Novel Research Grants, Drs. Andrea Knight and Vipin Kumar. […] Read More

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 advocates requested for medical research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This increase of 5.4 percent would bring the budget for the NIH up to $39,084,000,000. Per today’s vote, the Labor, Health and […] Read More

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 agreement to collaborate to study the impact of Exagen’s proprietary AVISE Lupus test.  As part of the agreement, select CareFirst members will have access to the AVISE Lupus test to aid in the differential […] Read More

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 much more vulnerable in people with lupus.  That reaction is called photosensitivity. A team of scientists led by Theresa Lu, MD, PhD, at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York may have discovered why. […] Read More

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 lupus, causes patients to suffer, sometimes for decades, with no new treatment in sight. But now is the time to leverage technology for major advances, which is exactly what the Accelerating Medicines […] Read More

Inflammation Trigger Discovery May Lead to New Treatment

August 2, 2018 Inflammation helps us repair injuries and defeat infections. It’s supposed to shut down once a crisis is over. In people with lupus, however, inflammation persists and can damage the joints, skin, and organs. Researchers have discovered a molecular sensor in cells known as the NLRP3 inflammasome that triggers inflammation. When the inflammasome […] Read More

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