Stories & News

New York Jets Take On Lupus at 2024 Season Kickoff Luncheon

August 28, 2024 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is proud to have helped launch this year’s football season at the...

Lupus and Allied Diseases Association Donates $150,000 to Support Research Funded by the Lupus Research Alliance

August 27, 2024 — Our warmest appreciation goes to the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA) for their donation of...

Community inspiration: Jennifer Dakin: "My legacy gift to the LRA is my way of giving back so others don't struggle like I did."

From Patient to Patron: Spotlighting LRA Board Member and Legacy Donor, Jennifer A. Dakin

August 15, 2024 — August is National Make-a-Will Month. In this Community Inspiration Blog, we share the remarkable journey of LRA...

Research News

New Study Reveals How Autoantibodies Work Together to Drive Inflammation in Lupus

August 8, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the immune system is over-activated in systemic lupus...

LRA Statement: Research published in Nature advances understanding of possible underlying cause of Lupus

Statement in Response to Recent Nature Publication

July 16, 2024 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is encouraged by the recent study, “Interferon subverts an AHR–JUN axis to...

Community inspiration: Victoria Werth: "What drives me are the patients and the tremendous need for more research."

Inspired by Patient Need, Dermatologist Specializes in Cutaneous Lupus

July 11, 2024 — Dr. Victoria Werth decided to focus her career on researching and treating cutaneous (skin) lupus erythematosus because...

U.S. House of Representatives Passed Bill with $10 million for the Lupus Research Program

July 1, 2024 — Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations bill. This bill...

Lupus ABC First Anniversary Meeting Celebrated Remarkable Year of Accomplishments

June 13, 2024 — Progress Shared and Future Course Charted The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to report that the Lupus...

Dan the Man Shares his M’s and C’s to Improve Your Lupus Journey

June 6, 2024 — Known around lupus circles as Dan the Man, Nandan (Dan) Baruah is an advocate for all people...

Statement from the Lupus Research Alliance Related to Halsey’s Lupus Announcement

June 5, 2024 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) expresses deep appreciation to the renowned singer and songwriter Halsey on sharing...

Lupus Awareness Month Celebrated Community with Promise and Hope

May 31, 2024 — For centuries writers have described May as a time budding with promise. How apt that it is...

All the World’s Your Stage During Lupus Awareness Month

May 9, 2024 — Molly McCabe was going to be an opera star, using the gift of a beautiful voice to...