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Launches Global Lupus Nephritis Trials Network NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) today is hosting the first international conference devoted to advancing new treatments for lupus nephritis, a serious kidney complication of lupus affecting up to 60 percent of patients. The conference launched a new international alliance of researchers specializing in lupus nephritis - the Lupus Nephritis Trials Network (LNTN). More than 50 of the world's top...

May is Lupus Awareness Month; Walk, Purple Bus with Interactive Experience, and Education Events Taking Place in New York City NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of Lupus Awareness Month, the Lupus Foundation of America is hosting a number of programs throughout New York City where New Yorkers can join the efforts to raise awareness of lupus and solve the cruel mystery of the disease. Lupus is a mysterious and devastating autoimmune disease that ravages...

America's largest lupus walk program raises funds for lupus research and education programs in Arizona SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 600 Arizona residents who are living with the disease lupus and their families and friends joined the Lupus Foundation of America's Walk to End Lupus Now(TM) event at Chaparral Park this past weekend to raise money for lupus research and education programs, increase awareness of the devastating autoimmune disease and...

MANHASSET, N.Y., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Peter K. Gregersen, MD, a scientist at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, on Thursday was awarded the prestigious Crafoord Prize for his genetic research in the area of rheumatoid arthritis. The Prize award ceremony was held at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) in the presence of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden - the award was presented to Dr. Gregersen by the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf....

Unsurpassed Support Produces Breakthrough Discoveries Changing Patients' Lives NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) announces a new $170 million milestone -- delivering unprecedented novel research funding and unprecedented research results -- changing the lives of lupus patients. A new analysis of completed LRI Novel Research grants demonstrates an 84 percent success rate as scientists prove cutting-edge hypotheses, publish results and win...

Most Americans Know Little to Nothing About Lupus; Tour Bus with Interactive Experience of Lupus Is Making Multiple Stops in Detroit to Raise Awareness DETROIT, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Detroit area residents are invited to hop on-board the Lupus Foundation of America's 45-foot purple bus April 11-13 to learn about lupus, a mysterious and devastating disease that ravages different parts of the body and has no known cause and no known cure. The Help Us Solve the...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new association of nationally renowned specialists on Lupus and auto-immune disorders, Dr. Swamy Venuturupalli, is joining with Dr. Daniel Wallace to accelerate research into those diseases along with their expanded clinical practice. The two noted clinician scientists will base an aggressive and well-funded study program out of "The Wallace Rheumatic Diseases Research Center" in West Hollywood, CA. Dr. Venuturupalli...

Together Voice Critical Need for Federal Appropriations to Support Lupus Research and Advance New Treatments WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's leading proponents for lupus research came together today to host a Congressional briefing to update the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the pressing needs of the 1.5 million Americans living with lupus -- the prototypical autoimmune disease. As sequestration imminently threatens funding for...

Raising Awareness for Lupus Science and Services in New York and the Nation NEW YORK, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation put a face on lupus, with the unveiling of a 103-square foot display window yesterday at New York City's Rockefeller Plaza. Conveying the theme, "Be the Face of Hope, Be the Cure," the window draws attention to the often undiagnosed and dangerous autoimmune disease. The six powerful portraits represent the diverse faces of lupus -- men,...

MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research today announced that New York University (NYU) immunology researcher Dan R. Littman, MD, PhD, will be the recipient of the first annual Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine, issued via the Feinstein Institute's peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Molecular Medicine. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130212/DC58967) Dr. Littman is the Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Professor...