Erin Johnson was in middle school when she began experiencing severe exhaustion, joint pain, and skin rashes. She initially thought it was due to over-practicing as a member of the drill team. “My ...

Lupus is enigmatic. It can be both mild and severe, visible and hidden, and most importantly, misdiagnosed. That complexity makes it hard to detect and treat — and even harder to track. Reports ...

Amgen’s bad luck in lupus may finally be coming to an end. Daxdilimab, a monoclonal antibody acquired from Horizon Therapeutics in 2023, hit the primary endpoint in a phase 2 trial for discoid lupus ...

Graham Taylor has previously received funding from Cancer Research UK, Blood Cancer UK, the UK Medical Research Council, Melanoma UK, and the University of Birmingham to support his research team.

Detailed mapping of CD4⁺ T cells from children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has revealed distinct immune cell subsets with likely roles in disease pathogenesis, according to a study led by ...

Lupus overwhelmingly affects women – we still don't know why – and while many people keep lupus in check through medication, about 5% of sufferers experience life-threatening complications. The ...

Lisa Thomas was diagnosed with lupus four years ago. As a professor of anesthesiology and principal investigator at the University of Michigan, I have spent over a decade studying health inequities, ...

Kathleen Ford of Solano County was a nurse for more than 20 years, until one day she squatted down to help a patient and, hobbled by terrible joint pain, couldn’t stand up. Then in her 60s, Ford had ...

One of the most common viruses in the world could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with wide-ranging symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday. Subscribe to read this story ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Nearly all adults carry Epstein–Barr virus—but new research reveals how it can hijack immune cells, sparking a chronic disease that attacks the body from within. This colorized transmission electron ...