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An oral therapy targeting toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 8 reduced disease activity in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with active lupus rash.

A recent article in Cell Reports Medicine, by Dr. Felipe Andrade, uncovers insights into lupus symptoms. More specifically, how these symptoms can range in severity among individuals. Andrade is a ...

NORFOLK, Va. — You’ve likely heard of lupus, but do you know what it is? It is an autoimmune disorder that’s difficult to describe, diagnose and treat. Lupus is one of those diseases you can’t often ...

Caroline McLean, 32, of Atlanta, was working for Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) in Washington, DC, when she was diagnosed with lupus in 2011. “I was a young, single professional,” she says. “I didn’t want ...

Margrit Wiesendanger, MD, PhD, explores lupus symptoms, diagnosis challenges, and the importance of early detection to prevent inflammation-related damage. Wiesendanger is a clinical rheumatologist ...

Lupus is a complex autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the body, and its symptoms often appear gradually, come and go, or look like those of other conditions. If you think you might have ...

Lupus is a disease that primarily affects women – and part of its challenge – besides the complicated symptoms – is its complex diagnosis. Here is everything you need to know. In the TV series House, ...

Kyleigh MacGregor plans her life five years at a time. MacGregor has lupus, an incurable disease in which her immune system attacks her body’s organs and tissue. It’s been a year since MacGregor, 31, ...

Lupus is more common in Black people, and symptoms can be different too. Here's what to look out for and how to treat it.