It's important to be up on the latest news. Here are some recent articles written about the illness.

Our Research News

• Surge in Biomarker Research Signals New Hope for Diagnosing and Managing Lupus
• LRI Leads the Lupus Biomarker Search
• New Investigator Program Fuels Research
• Cautious Optimism on New Drugs for Lupus
• Foundation Responds to Wall Street Journal Article on Young Woman with Lupus and her Tragic Fight for Insurance Coverage
• Tell Congress to Restore Funding to the National Lupus Patient Registry
• Fifteen Lupus Research Institute-Funded Scientists Present New Findings in Lupus at American College of Rheumatology Meeting
• New Investigator Program Fuels Research
• Lupus Research Institute Receives Record Number of Grant Applications to Pursue Novel Research in Lupus
• Two Genetic Discoveries in Lupus Reported
• New Findings by LRI Scientific Advisor Mark Shlomchik, MD, PhD, Highlight Potential New Targets for Lupus Treatments
  Exciting Area of Investigation Also Being Explored by LRI Investigators Thereza Imanishi-Kari, PhD and Jan Erikson, PhD
• Lupus Research Institute Announces Request for Applications for 2007 Grants to Pursue Novel Research in Lupus
  
• Fifteen Lupus Research Institute-Funded Scientists Present New Findings in Lupus at American College of Rheumatology Meeting
• Gene Variation Discovered in People with Lupus
• Epratuzumab for Immunotherapy of Lupus Results Published
• Lupus Fueled by Untimely Death of Body's Waste Disposal Cells
• Stress Hormone Enables Lupus Antibodies to Alter Behavior, Damage Cognition
• Cholesterol-Lowering Statin Drug Clears Clogged Arteries
• NIH Budget Cuts May Slow Pace of Research
• Lupus Fueled by Untimely Death of Body's Waste Disposal Cells
• March is National Kidney Month
• Foundation Responds to Wall Street Journal Article on Young Woman with Lupus and her Tragic Fight for Insurance Coverage
• Hip Hop Artist's Death From Lupus Complications Raises Profile of Disease that Disproportionately Impacts African Americans
• Stress Hormone Enables Lupus Antibodies to Alter Behavior, Damage Cognition
• Oral Contraceptives in Lupus
• Study Uncovers Potential Biomarker for Lupus Atherosclerosis
• Lupus Research Institute Awards $4.5 Million to Advance New Science in Lupus
• Research Helps Unravel Mystery of Cognitive Decline in Lupus

Lupus in the News

• CIAOMed Roundtable: Lupus Experts Predict More Use of RA Drugs, Seek Biomarkers to Speed Clinical Trials
• Malaria Drugs Cut Cancer Risk in Lupus Patients
• Sperm Abnormalities Seen in Male Lupus Patients
• Not Just Dust: Microparticles Suspected of Role in Lupus
• Environment Interaction Seen As Next Step in Lupus Genetics
• Genetic research increases understanding of autoimmune disease risk
• Cell Immune Dampening Signal Identified
• Researchers Discover Connection Between Allergic Diseases And Autoimmune Diseases
• Scientists Spot Key Autoimmune Disease Genes
• Lupus Patient Shares Medicare Experience of Getting Through the Doughnut Hole in 'Success' Podcast
• Men With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Fare Worse Than Women, Study Confirms: Presented at ACR-ARHP
• Senate Approves Women's Health Week Resolution
• Uncovering the Secrets of Lupus on Patient Power with Dr. Andrew Schorr
• ACR: Lupus Increases Pregnancy and Disease-Related Risks
• Steroids May Prevent Lupus Flares in Some Patients with Stable SLE
• New Markers Predict Lupus Kidney, Heart Risks
• U of Penn Researchers Identify Gatekeeper Involved in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
• Scientists ID a Single Sugar That Allows Antibodies to Fight Inflammation
• Genes Dictate Response to Lupus Drugs
• Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• New Treatment May Offer Hope To People Who Suffer From Lupus
• Drug May Fight Lupus and Atherosclerosis Simultaneously
• Recently Discovered Genetic Patterns May Predict Lupus Activity
• MedImmune to Research Lupus Drug
• Study Offers Clues to Origins of Autoimmune Diseases
• Inflammation-Fighting Fat
• MedImmune to Research Lupus Drug
• HGS' Phase II Data Mixed; Lupus Effort Moves Ahead
• Treatment Compliance Barriers in Economically Challenged, Ethnically Diverse Arthritis and Lupus Patients
• Study Shows Plastics Ingredient Triggers Lupus in Mice
• GlaxoSmithKline to Co-Develop LymphoStat-B
• Hormone Replacement Not Associated with Severe Lupus Flares
• Genelabs Receives Confirmation of Orphan Drug Designation for Prestara
• Immunomedics Initiates Two Pivotal Phase III Trials in Lupus
• Disabling gene defuses rheumatoid arthritis in mice
• Candidate biomarker to improve treatment of lupus patients
• Study suggests a common viral infection may increase risk of lupus in African Americans
• Despite causes of lupus proving complex, critical 'checkpoint' suggesting new therapy is revealed
• Researchers locate gene family involved in determining potential for acquiring lupus
• Human Genome Sciences Completes Patient Enrollment in a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Lymphostat-B™ for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Lack of Immune System Protein Prevents Lupus-Like Condition in Mice