In a recent commentary titled “Dialogue: Vitamin D, statins and atherosclerotic progression in pediatric lupus” published in BMJ Lupus Science & Medicine, Gary Gilkeson from the Medical University of South Carolina and Sue Manzi from the Temple University School of Medicine discuss the…
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…
A new test may be able to predict the severity of lupus and whether the disease is active. In a collaborative effort, Columbia University Medical Center, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and the Lupus Foundation of America are developing the test, called LFA rapid evaluation of activity in lupus (LFAREAL). It may eventually…
Felicia Day, Zachary Levi, Online Communications Manager Sophie Yan and friends The Lupus Foundation of America organized a fundraising and awareness event on the newly-launched entertainment company Geek & Sundry’s Twitch.tv channel. Personalities of Geek & Sundry hosted the event, which had over a million views…
Researchers at the Hopkins Lupus Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently found that corticosteroids can be effective in fighting inflammations associated with lupus. However, according to the new study, adverse events from high doses can damage organs. These new findings may guide clinicians on the optimal dosing of…
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…
HealthTell™, an early stage Life Sciences company, recently announced Chaim Putterman, M.D and John Galgiani, M.D as newly appointed clinical advisors. The company has developed a new technology named Immunosignature™ that accurately detects and monitors chronic illnesses, including Lupus. HealthTell is working on the first platform to diagnose and assess…
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):…