Lupus News

Posted March 1, 2013:

• Important Control Mechanism Behind Autoimmune Diseases Discovered

Posted February 17, 2013:

• New Enzyme That Acts as Innate Immunity Sensor Discovered

Posted February 4, 2013:

• Scientists Find a Key Element of Lupus, Suggesting Better Drug Targets

Posted February 3, 2013:

• Immune Cell 'Survival' Gene Key to Better Myeloma Treatments

Posted January 24, 2013:

• Lupus Drugs Carry No Significant Cancer Risk for Patients, Study Suggests

Posted January 23, 2013:

• Immune Cell Death Defects Linked to Autoimmune Diseases

Posted January 16, 2013:

• Light from Darkness: Brilliant Stars Emerging from Dusty Stellar Nursery

Posted December 19, 2012:

• How Innate Immune Cells Are Involved in the Development of Type 1 Diabetes

Posted December 6, 2012:

• Lenalidomide Offers an Effective Alternative Treatment for Cutaneus Lupus Erythematosus, Study Suggests

Posted November 13, 2012:

• Uranium Exposure Linked to Increased Lupus Rate

Posted November 12, 2012:

• Genetic Defense Mechanism May Offer Biological Clue to Racial Disparities in Kidney Disease

Posted November 11, 2012:

• Researchers Identify Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus on Joint Replacement Surgery Outcomes

Posted November 10, 2012:

• Uranium Exposure Linked to High Lupus Rates in Community Living Near a Former Refinery

Posted October 30, 2012:

• Women With Lupus Have a Higher Risk for Preeclampsia

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Vitamin D Supplements May Benefit Lupus Patients

Posted September 28, 2012:

• Immunologists Find a Molecule That Puts the Brakes on Inflammation

Posted August 8, 2012:

• Chronic Exposure to Staph Bacteria May Be Risk Factor for Lupus

Posted July 8, 2012:

• What Happens When We Sunburn: Red Is RNA Damage to Skin Cells

Posted July 3, 2012:

• Study Sheds Light on Pregnancy Complications and Overturns Common Belief

Posted May 15, 2012:

• Delivery System for Gene Therapy May Help Treat Arthritis

Posted May 6, 2012:

• Eye Color May Indicate Risk for Serious Skin Conditions

Posted April 26, 2012:

• How Stem Cell Therapy Can Keep the Immune System Under Control

Posted April 4, 2012:

• The Long Arm of the Dendritic Cell: A Link Between Atherosclerosis and Autoimmunity

Posted April 2, 2012:

• Virus Protects Against Lupus
• Estrogen Is Responsible for Slow Wound Healing in Women, Study Finds
• Rare Immune Cells Could Hold Key to Treating Immune Disorders

Posted March 2, 2012:

• R-Loops Break Down Gene Silencing

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Mutation Drives Viral Sensors to Initiate Autoimmune Disease

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Link Between Autoimmune Diseases and Wounds That Don't Heal Examined

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Mycophenolate Is Superior to Azathioprine as Treatment for Lupus Nephritis, Study Finds

Posted November 7, 2011:

• Most Lupus Nephritis Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Opt for Hemodialysis Therapy

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Life Challenges Prevent Those With Lupus from Keeping Doctors' Appointments
• Most Women With Lupus Can Have Successful Pregnancy Outcomes, Study Finds

Posted October 27, 2011:

• Statin Therapy Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis in Pediatric Lupus Patients, Study Finds

Posted September 29, 2011:

• 'Master Key' to Unlock New Treatments for Autoimmune Disorders Discovered

Posted September 20, 2011:

• Continued Treatment for Lupus May Boost Survival of Those Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease

Posted August 16, 2011:

• Defect in A20 Gene Expression Can Contribute to Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Posted August 15, 2011:

• New Anti-Inflammatory Agents Silence Overactive Immune Response

Posted August 4, 2011:

• B-Cell Discovery Suggests Why Women Suffer More Autoimmune Disease

Posted July 11, 2011:

• Vitamin D Insufficiency Prevalent Among Psoriatic Arthritis Suffers

Posted June 24, 2011:

• New Genetic Risk Factors of Lupus Found in Study of African-American Women

Posted June 17, 2011:

• Etanercept Shows Promise for Treating Dermatomyositis, Study Suggests

Posted May 26, 2011:

• HPV Vaccine Gardasil Does Not Increase Disease Activity in SLE Patients, Study Shows

Posted May 19, 2011:

• African-Americans With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus More Responsive to Flu Vaccine Than Patients of European Descent

Posted May 16, 2011:

• Macrophage Activation Syndrome: Clues to Calming a Cytokine Storm

Posted May 9, 2011:

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: New Test Could Give SLE Patients a More Tolerable Life

Posted April 27, 2011:

• Protective T-Cells, Which Are Used in Stem-Cell Treatment, Can Cause the Body to Attack Itself

Posted April 25, 2011:

• Researchers Identify Novel Pathophysiologic Mechanism Responsible for Autoimmunity

Posted April 19, 2011:

• Discovery of Relationship Between Proteins May Impact Development of Cancer Therapies

Posted March 28, 2011:

• Study Finds Changes in Incidence of End-Stage Renal Disease from Lupus Nephritis

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