Lupus Canada Catalyst Award Given to Study Assessing Platelets Role

The Lupus Foundation of America and Lupus Canada are funding a new study to better understand the role of platelets in lupus. The Lupus Canada Catalyst Award, a one-year grant to fund research for a scientist in Canada studying the autoimmune disease, was awarded to Éric Boilard,…

How Lupus Affects Platelets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZn5CzUB7rI This short informative video from Karela Palazio explains the function of platelets and how lupus can affect the number of platelets in the body. Discover some of the symptoms which could point to lupus. The video also explains that platelets are used to form clots on wounds to stem…