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Most Lupus Nephritis Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Opt for Hemodialysis Therapy
November 7, 2011 Newly published research shows that more patients with end-stage renal disease caused by lupus nephritis choose hemodialysis as their initial kidney replacement therapy over peritoneal dialysis and ... > full story -
Life Challenges Prevent Those With Lupus from Keeping Doctors' Appointments
November 6, 2011 The first step towards successful medical care is to see a physician, but for some patients this isn't as simple or easy as it may sound. A new study finds that many lupus patients with low ... > full story -
Most Women With Lupus Can Have Successful Pregnancy Outcomes, Study Finds
November 6, 2011 Promising research may offer hope for women with lupus who once thought that pregnancy was too ... > full story -
Statin Therapy Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis in Pediatric Lupus Patients, Study Finds
October 27, 2011 Atorvastatin therapy was found to be ineffective in reducing atherosclerosis progression in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Results of the Atherosclerosis Prevention ... > full story -
'Master Key' to Unlock New Treatments for Autoimmune Disorders Discovered
September 29, 2011 Imagine a drug that treats most autoimmune disorders, such as asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and Lupus. New research shows how scientists have discovered a molecule used by the body to prevent ... > full story -
Continued Treatment for Lupus May Boost Survival of Those Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease
September 20, 2011 Researchers have shown that close supervision by rheumatologists and the use of immunosuppressant drugs improve the survival of lupus patients with end-stage kidney disease -- a finding that could ... > full story -
Defect in A20 Gene Expression Can Contribute to Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis
August 16, 2011 Researchers in Belgium have shown that a defective gene can contribute to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, an often-crippling inflammation of the joints that afflicts about one percent of the ... > full story -
New Anti-Inflammatory Agents Silence Overactive Immune Response
August 15, 2011 A new way to fight inflammation uses molecules called polymers to mop up the debris of damaged cells before the immune system becomes abnormally active, researchers ... > full story -
B-Cell Discovery Suggests Why Women Suffer More Autoimmune Disease
August 4, 2011 Researchers report the discovery of a new type of cell that makes autoantibodies, which attack the body's own tissues. It is more common in elderly female mice and humans with autoimmune disease. An ... > full story -
Vitamin D Insufficiency Prevalent Among Psoriatic Arthritis Suffers
July 11, 2011 New research reports a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among patients with psoriatic arthritis. Seasonal variation in vitamin D levels was not observed in patients in ... > full story
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