Lupus News
Lupus Foundation of America Awards New Research Grants to Address the Gaps in Understanding and Knowledge of Lupus
February 8, 2012
New Test Shows Promise for Measuring Lupus Nephritis Activity
January 30, 2012
New Test Launched to Improve Accuracy of Lupus Diagnosis
January 13, 2012
LFA Funded Research Sheds New Light on Men and Lupus
January 6, 2012
New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Results of Study of CellCept® for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
November 16, 2011
Lupus Foundation of America Funded Studies Focused on Advancing Research and Improving Quality of Life for People with Lupus
November 09, 2011
Research Study Finds Higher Numbers of People With Lupus
November 08, 2011
Dr. Graciela S. Alarcón Receives the Prestigious Evelyn V. Hess Research Award Recognizing a Lifetime Achievement in Lupus Research
November 08, 2011
“Strike While the Iron is Hot” How the Lupus Initiative is Advancing Rheumatology
November 3, 2011
Lupus Foundation of America Awards the Gina M. Finzi Student Fellowships in Lupus Research
October 20, 2011
Lupus Foundation of America Congratulates the 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine Recipients for Immune System Discoveries
October 3, 2011
The U.S. Department of Defense Awards $2.3 Million in Funding for Lupus Research
August 23, 2011
Health Canada and European Medicines Agency Approves BENLYSTA™
July 13, 2011
LFA Represents Lupus Community at Pediatric Rheumatic Drug Treatment Meeting
June 10, 2011
European Review Panel Issues Positive Opinion on Benlysta
May 20, 2011
Lupus Foundation of America presents at National Institutes of Health "Lessons in Lupus" Event
May 13,2011
U. S. Department of Defense Announces 2011 Funding Opportunities
April 26, 2011
LFA Applauds FDA Decision to Approve Benlysta for the Treatment of Lupus
March 9, 2011
Lupus Foundation of America Seeks Research Applications to Address the Gaps in Medical Research on Lupus
February 25, 2011
Lupus Foundation of America Expands Services with Launch of New Education Series
January 28, 2011
Lupus Foundation of America Achieves International Consensus on Definition of a Lupus Flare
January 10, 2011
UCB Announces Start of Phase III Clinical Trial with Epratuzumab for Patients with Moderate to Severe SLE
December 14, 2010
Advisory Panel Recommends Approval of Benlysta® as the First New Treatment for Lupus in 52 Years
December 7, 2010
Dr. David Isenberg Receives the Prestigious Evelyn V. Hess Research Award
November 09, 2010
Lupus Foundation of America Announces Groundbreaking Initiatives to Encourage Urgently Needed New Treatments for Lupus
November 08, 2010
Lupus Foundation of America Advances Clinical Research with Launch of New Online Registry
October 27, 2010
The Lupus Foundation of America Congratulates Dr. John Harley on $1.1 Million Award from the Department of Defense for Lupus Research
October 20, 2010
LFA Awards New Grants to Fund Critical Areas of Lupus Research
October 13, 2010
Lupus Researchers Will Examine Ways to Best Apply Findings From Lupus Mouse Model to Human Lupus
August 27, 2010
Lupus Foundation of America Awards the Gina M. Finzi Student Summer Fellowships in Lupus Research
August 12, 2010
Senate Appropriations Committee Recommends More Funding for Lupus Research and Education Initiatives
August 3, 2010
Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline Present Additional Data on Trials of Benlysta at European Medical Conference
June 17, 2010
New Data Shows Epratuzumab Provided Significant Efficacy for Patients with Moderate to Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
June 16, 2010
Human Genome Sciences Files Application to Market Benlysta in the United States
June 10, 2010
Department of Defense Awards $1.2 Million for Lupus Research to Dr. Insoo Kang
April 23, 2010
Lupus Foundation of America Seeks Applications to Advance the Understanding of Lupus Nephritis
April 23, 2010
Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline Release Topline 76-Week Results for BENLYSTA
April 21, 2010
Health Care Reform Package Ready for President's Signature
March 22, 2010
LFA President Presents at The 12th Annual BIO CEO and Investor Conference
February 11, 2010
Lupus Foundation of America Collaborates with Federal Agencies and the U.S. Surgeon General's Office to Expand Medical Education on Lupus
January 15, 2010
The Lupus Foundation of America Seeks Applications for its 2010 Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program
January 12, 2010
Lupus Foundation of America Awards New Research Funding to Address Issues Critical to Lupus Patients
January 5, 2010
2009: A Year of Many Firsts in Efforts to Overcome Lupus
December 23, 2009
LFA Advocates Successfully Increase Lupus CDC Funding
December 14, 2009
Julian Lennon and James Scott Cook Raise Awareness and Funds for Lupus Research
November 24, 2009
ImmuPharma Announces Final Results of PhaseIIb Study of LUPUZOR in Lupus
November 20, 2009
LFA President & CEO Speaks at BIO Investor Forum
November 12, 2009
Promise of a New Lupus Treatment is a Groundbreaking Achievement
November 2, 2009
Dr. Murray Urowitz Selected to Receive Prestigious Evelyn V. Hess Award
October 16, 2009
Dr. Karen H. Costenbader Selected to Receive Mary Betty Stevens, M.D., Young Investigator Prize
October 16, 2009
National Report Shines Light on Lupus 50-Year Treatment Drought
October 5, 2009
UCB and Immunomedics announce positive results for epratuzumab phase IIb study in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
August 28, 2009
OMRF researchers link vitamin D deficiency with lupus
August 4, 2009
Largest Lupus Drug Trial Ever Completed is Successful!
July 20, 2009
Lupus Foundation of America Seeks Proposals for Research Studies on Childhood Lupus and Stem Cell Transplantation
June 23, 2009
Lupus Foundation of America Urges Department of Defense (DoD) to Expand Medical Research on Lupus
June 18, 2009
Positive Long-Term Data for BENLYSTA (formerly LYMPHOSTAT-B®) in Patients with Active Lupus
June 12, 2009
Global Lupus Experts Gather for Historic Meeting -- Urgent and Unmet Needs of Individuals with Lupus Dominate Agenda
June 4, 2009
Department of Defense Awards $1.4 Million for Lupus Research to Dr. Joseph Ahearn
April 3, 2009
LFA Applauds President Obama's Decision Regarding Stem Cell Research
March 11, 2009
Rituximab Study Yields Encouraging Results
March 4, 2009
Stimulus Bill Includes NIH Funding for Research; LFA Advocates to Bring Focus on Lupus
February 18, 2009
Lupus Foundation of America Comments on La Jolla's Decision to Stop Lupus Drug Development
February 12, 2009
LFA Congratulates Dr. Joseph Ahearn for Receiving DoD Grant for Research on Lupus Biomarkers
January 26, 2009
Experts Say Too Few Women Enroll in Research Studies
November 7, 2008
American College of Rheumatology: Biologics Prove Ineffective for Lupus
October 29, 2008
C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Rheumatoid Arthritis
August 15, 2008
Eighty International Lupus Experts Met to Address Gaps in Clinical Research to Speed Approval of New Treatments
June 4, 2008