T he 1.5 million Americans estimated to have the autoimmune disease lupus already have plenty to manage—what with the pain, ...

Or they may disrupt sleep by causing acid reflux or frequent urination, ... “Active lupus can cause weight loss, also called cachexia,” Petri says, or body wasting.

For lupus nephritis, you will likely start at a dose of 23.7 milligrams (3 tablets) twice a day with a minimum of 8 hours between each of your doses. Ideally, your doses should be taken 12 hours ...

Toni Braxton on living with lupus and spreading awareness about the disease 07:18 A complex clinical trial . Butler and her husband had read about CAR-T treatments for lupus being tested overseas ...

Researchers identified a new cause for lupus. The patients in the study had a chemical imbalance that controlled how their T cells, a type of white blood cell that's part of the immune system ...

For now, CAR-T for lupus and other autoimmune diseases is pretty much only accessible in the U.S. through clinical trials—which, in effect, means it’s inaccessible to almost all lupus patients.

Lupus affects more than 1.5 million people in the U.S. Until this new study, the causes of this disease were unclear. Lupus can result in life-threatening damage to multiple organs including the ...

Scientists say they have identified a root cause of lupus — one that could pave the way for new treatments. An imbalance of T cells, which play a key role in the body’s immune response, ...