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Lupus News
July 21, 2023

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Lupus Flare-Ups Strongly Linked to Specific Bacterial Growth in Gut

Recurrent bouts of systemic lupus erythematosus, marked by the body's immune system attack of its own tissues, closely tracked with measureable upticks in growth in the gut of a certain species of ...

Potential New Therapeutic Target for Inflammatory Diseases Such as Lupus and Sepsis

Scientists have made an important breakthrough in understanding what goes wrong in our bodies during the progression of inflammatory diseases and -- in doing so -- unearthed a potential new therapeutic target. The scientists have found that an ...

CAR T Cell Therapy Reaches Beyond Cancer

Investigators have reported highly promising early results for CAR T therapy in a small set of patients with the autoimmune disease ...

Scientists Find a Genetic Cause of Lupus

An international team of researchers has identified DNA mutations in a gene that senses viral RNA, as a cause of the autoimmune disease lupus, with the finding paving the way for the development of new ...
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Early Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lupus Nephritis -- On Your Smartphone

A pair of researchers reports the success of their new, at-home method for early diagnosis and monitoring of lupus nephritis. or inflammation of the kidneys, one of the most severe complications for ...

Study Identifies Potential New Approach for Treating Lupus

Targeting iron metabolism in immune system cells may offer a new approach for treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) -- the most common form of the chronic autoimmune disease lupus. A ...

Unique Light-Sensing 3D-Printed Device Could Help People With Lupus

A team of engineers and doctors has designed a unique 3D-printed light-sensing medical device that could help millions of people worldwide with lupus and other light-sensitive ...

Study Focuses on Improving Cognitive Symptoms of Lupus

A new study finds that technology through video game-based cognitive therapy improves attention and executive functioning in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus ...

Patients With Lupus Benefit from COVID-19 Vaccine Booster

People with systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, who received a 'booster' dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after full vaccination are roughly half as likely to have a subsequent ...

Molecular Pathway by Which Stress Affects Lupus Discovered

A novel molecular pathway involving cell signalling proteins in the brain may explain how stress affects neuropsychiatric lupus with diffuse neuropsychological ...

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New Discoveries in Lupus Research

A national expert in systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, has identified biomarkers for heart disease and for children with lupus ...

Study Finds Healthy-Appearing Lupus Skin Predisposed to Flares, Rashes

A new study finds that the normal-appearing skin of lupus patients contains the same inflammatory signals that are detected when the skin develops a rash, sometimes at even higher levels. Researchers ...

Kids With Rare Autoimmune Disease Show These Symptoms Before Blood Clots

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is rare in children and known to cause inflammation and recurring, potentially fatal, blood clots. Researchers found that two-thirds of children with the autoimmune ...

Brain Microstructural Damage Related to Cognitive Dysfunction and Steroid Medication in Lupus Patients

Researchers attempted to unravel such mechanisms by adopting non-invasive diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of SLE patients, particularly the white matter, coupled with ...

Sphingolipid Fingerprint Predicts Heart Disease Severity in African American Lupus Patients

A potential biomarker predicting severity of heart disease in African American lupus patients was identified in a study conducted by a team of ...

When Hyperactive Proteins Trigger Illnesses

Autoimmune diseases, in which the body's own immune system attacks healthy tissue, can be life-threatening and can impact all organs. A research team has now found a possible cause for these ...

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New Research Finds Ginger Counters Certain Autoimmune Diseases in Mice

The main bioactive compound of ginger root lowers autoantibody production and helps halt disease progression in mice with antiphospholipid syndrome and ...

Patients Receiving Low Dose Steroid at Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Study Suggests

A new study suggests that even low doses of glucocorticoid may increase the risk of cardiovascular ...

Patients Reported International Hydroxychloroquine Shortages Due to COVID-19

A new study shows that patients with rheumatic diseases across Africa, Southeast Asia, the Americas and Europe had trouble filling their prescriptions of antimalarial drugs, including ...

Hydroxychloroquine Not Linked to Longer Heart Rhythm Intervals in Rheumatoid Arthritis or Lupus Patients

New research shows that use of hydroxychloroquine, a generic drug, does not cause any significant differences in QTc length or prolonged QTc, key measures of heart rate, in people with rheumatoid ...

Immune Cell Activation in Severe COVID-19 Resembles Lupus

In severe cases of COVID-19, activation patterns of B cells resemble those seen in systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease. Emory researchers want to see how far that resemblance ...

Targeting the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

Researchers have successfully treated two patients with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus. Using daratumumab, a monoclonal antibody which targets specific immune cells known as ...

Most Adults With Lupus or Common Types of Arthritis Have Similar Risks of Getting Admitted to Hospital as Other COVID-19 Patients

Most adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are not at increased risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 due to medications used to dampen their altered immune system, the cause of their ...

Hydroxychloroquine Ineffective as a Preventive Antiviral Against COVID-19, Study Finds

Researchers have added to the growing body of understanding about how hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is not a possible defense against ...

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