The six recipients of the 2022 Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) fellowships for young scientists will each pursue research in key areas of lupus investigation, including cardiovascular risks, genetics, biomarkers, and environmental factors. Awarded through the Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program, the grants are…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the use of Benlysta (belimumab), given on top of standard therapy, to treat children ages 5 to 17 with active lupus nephritis, a serious form of kidney inflammation caused by lupus. Benlysta is the first FDA-approved treatment for pediatric lupus…
Fatigue can be difficult to understand because it affects everyone with lupus differently, explains columnist Kristiana Page.
Lupus is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that can affect multiple systems in the body.
While the cause of lupus is often unknown, it is possibly due to a combination of genetics and the environment.
Lupus affects people in different ways, and symptoms vary among patients. Symptoms come and go during periods called flares.
