A 49-year-old woman with severe demyelinating syndrome systemic lupus erythematosus (DS-SLE), where lupus affects the white matter in the brain,…
Articles by Janet Stewart, MSc
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status to the investigative therapy blisibimod for the treatment…
A study of more than 27,000 people of different ethnic origins revealed 24 new genetic markers that predispose for…
New mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are less likely to breastfeed their infants, or to do so for a shorter…
Researchers at Denver’s National Jewish Health have prevented autoimmune disease in mice prone to a lupus-like illness by eliminating a protein…
The Lupus Research Alliance is marking Lupus Awareness Month in May with a Breaking through for YOU campaign. “For us,…
Galapagos will collaborate with Gilead on a Phase 2 trial evaluating the effectiveness and safety of filgotinib as a treatment…
Researchers have devised a blood test that predicts which blood relatives of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) — people…
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) was tested in laboratory mice with a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease, and was found to lower…