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…
HealthTellâ„¢, 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 Immunosignatureâ„¢ 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):…
Patients who live with chronic diseases such as lupus often suffer with the burden of having to pay for expensive treatments every month. In order to help families deal with this issue, the Lupus Foundation of America has published an article on its blog…
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.
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are currently enrolling participants to conduct a study, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, aimed at helping minority women suffering from lupus nephritis make an informed decision concerning available therapies. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune…