Researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago recently characterized the risk of progression from discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in children, and the disease phenotype. The study entitled “The natural history of pediatric-onset discoid lupus erythematosus” was published in…
Researchers at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, New York recently published in the journal Lupus Science & Medicine their finding on two predictors of neuropsychological dysfunction in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The study is entitled “Brain metabolism and…
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals recently announced two presentations during the 2015 Spring Clinical Meetings of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) showing independent reports of positive results with the H.P. Acthar Gel in proteinuria’s remission. Proteinuria (excess of protein in urine) is linked to the nephrotic syndrome, which is characterized…
Researchers at Eli Lilly and Company, the University of Maryland School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently revealed that corticosteroid treatment over time in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) increases the risk of developing organ damage. The study was recently…
Researchers at the University of Florida published in The Journal of Immunology their findings of a lupus-related gene capable of interfering with stem cell differentiation and immunosuppressive action. The study, led by Dr. Laurence Morel, is entitled “The Murine Pbx1-d Lupus Susceptibility…
Larry Bruce / Shutterstock.com A collaboration involving four medical centers in New York and the Fire Department of the City of New York Bureau of Health Services, recently published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology a study where they show that…
Researchers at the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital/University of Tennessee Health Science Center recently published in the Journal of Intensive Care the successful treatment of a child with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who was experiencing respiratory complications. The study is entitled “Management of…
A recent study published in the journal Lupus Science & Medicine showed that preliminary results support a new instrument to assess disease activity in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) patients. The study is entitled “Preliminary test of the LFA rapid evaluation of activity in lupus (LFA-REAL):…
A study recently published in the journal Nature Immunology revealed a protein that is able to suppress inflammation in the body. The study is entitled “IL-37 requires the receptors IL-18Rα and IL-1R8 (SIGIRR) to carry out its multifaceted anti-inflammatory program upon innate signal…
Researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the School of Medicine, University of Athens in Greece have recently revealed that hospitalization rates due to serious infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have increased significantly.