https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQJRbM9z_xQ In this Emory University video shared in July 2011, we meet Medina Bolton, a patient at the lupus clinic at the Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia and Kim Scholfield, a lupus patient advocate. Seven facts you should know about lupus. The two ladies advise fellow lupus patients…
Taking good care of yourself is essential if you have lupus, it will help you avoid flares and when they do occur, help you better manage them. If you learn to read your body’s warning signals, it’ll be easier to control your symptoms. We’ve put together a list of nine…
In this short video from Corbus Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd, Dr. Meggan Mackay from the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in Hempstead, New York explains why new, improved therapies are needed in the fight against lupus. Understand how the immune system affects lupus patients. Dr. Mackay talks briefly about…
In this video from Corbus Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd, Dr. Meggan Mackay from the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, New York, tells us a little bit about autoimmune diseases and lupus. Find out more about how the body’s cells are affected by lupus. Dr. Mackay explains that lupus…
In this short video from Corbus Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd, Dr. Meggan Mackay from the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, New York, tells us a little bit about Resunab treatment for lupus. Read how Corbus added a clinical protocol to a lupus Phase 2 trial for Resunab. Dr.
In this very informative Chop Shop Studio film shared in 2014, the pathology of lupus is explained in easy-to-understand detail. From who is more likely to get lupus to how difficult it is to diagnose and easy to misdiagnose, the animated film highlights how trying to get a lupus diagnosis…
In this video, Barbara Grubbs, a nurse practitioner explains what autoimmune diseases are. Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system attacks the body’s healthy cells causing a host of issues. Right now, there is no known cause or cure for these diseases. Find out more about how…
23andMe is a genetic research company founded in 2006 that specializes in analyzing DNA, allowing people to get tested for certain genetic diseases and find out about their ancestry. In 2015, it launched a new research study into lupus in collaboration with Pfizer. Read more about 23andMe’s collaboration with Pfizer…
Lupus is a complex anti-immune disease which can affect many different parts of the body. Lupus nephritis affects the kidneys, causing a range of symptoms such as blood or excess protein in the urine. Lupus nephritis patients show impact of disease in kidneys over time. Read more here.
How do B-cells produce antibodies and how do T-cells turn into autoreactive cells? Differences in lupus among ethnic groups linked to activated B-cells. Find out more. Â This mesmerizing short film from Creativity Awards, explains how cells are affected in lupus patients with the use of computer-generated…