🌟 Great to see this article on autoimmunity in the latest issue of 'Advances Wales' 🔬 ‘New research uncovers promising target for autoimmune disease treatment’ #Wales #ABHD11 @swanseauni.bsky.social 🔗 businesswales.gov.wales/topics-and-g...

👀 Attending the WCN’26? 👉🏻 Do not miss this interesting talk: 🐺 CAR-T cell therapy in lupus 🗓️ Monday, 30 Mar 2026 ⏰ 09:50 📍 301-302 Speaker: @BradRovin #ISNWCN @ISNKidneycare

A new episode of The Expert Series is live! 💜 Living with #lupus affects more than your body. Dr. Skoufalos joins us to discuss identity loss, medical gaslighting, finding the right mental health support and reclaiming your sense of self. 🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/mapcv1F

📹 Great series from Lupus Canada—global experts share insights on #lupus 💜🦋 youtu.be/I6lM7b6ip20?...

Studies posted this week in Arthritis Care & Research: Sys review: therapeutic ranges for mycophenolic acid levels in SLE & LN care doi.org/10.1002/acr.... LFA-REAL has comparable performance with SLEDAI & BILAG for lupus activity doi.org/10.1002/acr....

🚀Join us on this upcoming EULAR webinar with PAED, and gain insight into monogenic forms of lupus, their underlying pathogenic mechanisms, and approaches to improving clinical suspicion and diagnosis. 💻 Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 17:00 - 18:00 CEST Register here 👉 https://pulse.ly/vclgvoiofu

Pregnancy outcomes in SLE are improving, but gaps persist. Editorial in A&R discuss nationwide trends over 2 decades, advances in care, and why equity, APS risk, and steroid minimization still matter. acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Very excited about the next instalment in revolutionising efficacy measurement in #lupus trials. First domain measure details for #TRM-SLE... stay tuned for the next domain papers and the final instrument soon! lupus.bmj.com/content/13/1...

It’s #WORDDay today 🩷💙 As someone living with lupus since childhood, I felt very moved by the #WORD video created by the University Hospital Olomouc paediatric team 🇨🇿 – the voices of young patients, their families and doctors 🥹 Great awareness! #lupus 📹 youtu.be/utM8Whxk2S4?...

Excited to see ‘UK Kidney Week’ coming back to Wales in 2027 👏🏻🦋 #lupusnephritis

📢 📣 @michiganlupus.bsky.social is hosting a #lupus symposium to bring healthcare providers together for a day of advanced education, collaboration & networking. Exclusively open to #rheumatologists, medical professionals & medical students. @umich.edu milupus.org/events/annarbormedical2026

Today is World Young Rheumatic Diseases Day (WORD Day), which raises awareness for the fact that children and young people live with rheumatic diseases like #lupus too. #WORDday #WORDday2026

Tonight’s the night – join us at 7 PM ET for our free #Lupus & You event: Protecting Your Kidneys! Hear from experts as they discuss how to protect your kidneys, the importance of early detection, which labs to watch, and treatment options. Register now: buff.ly/vWE0GQB

Systematic review and meta-analysis examined therapeutic ranges for mycophenolic acid levels. Results suggest maintaining MPA levels above a threshold of 30 mg h/L AUC0-12 and C12 > 1.5 mg/L may maximize clinical response in SLE and LN Arthritis Care & Research doi.org/10.1002/acr....

It’s not too late to register for tomorrow's #Lupus & You event, which covers how to protect your kidneys, the importance of early detection, which labs to watch, treatment options, and next steps if dialysis or a transplant is needed. Register today! ⬇️ buff.ly/vWE0GQB

You may have seen or heard about the hugely insensitive reference to lupus during last night’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences #Oscars show. (1/5)

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues and organs. For children and young people, it can be especially severe.

New studies online in Arthritis & Rheumatology: RNA-seq study of BCMA-CD19 dual-targeting CAR-T therapy in SLE doi.org/10.1002/art.... B cell depletion and immune changes after rituximab treatment for lupus doi.org/10.1002/art.... b/tsDMARDs do not prevent bone loss in RA doi.org/10.1002/art....

@trishareads8.bsky.social shares her story as a lupus advocate

Good summary: past vs. now #lupus 📰"When I spoke with Schett, of Erlangen-Nürnberg, he pointed out that patients have always come to physicians with a straightforward hope: that their diseases can be cured. Yet doctors who treat autoimmune diseases have historically avoided that kind of language"

Today is World Kidney Day It's important to take care of your kidneys and to be aware of the symptoms of kidney disease. Please share this so others can be aware also. #WorldKidneyDay #KidneysMatter #DontKidYourself

Peer support improves patient experience and engagement - but it cannot rely on the voluntary sector alone. Prof Shivani Sharma: “If we don’t start commissioning peer support, we cannot expect charities to carry this work indefinitely.” #UKKW26

Research Article The Renal Activity Index for Lupus: Validation for Prediction of Kidney Inflammation in Adult Patients With Lupus Nephritis 📖 doi.org/10.3899/jrhe... #Biomarkers #LupusNephritis #Lupus

About one in 18 patients taking hydroxychloroquine for 15 years develop retinal damage, a new meta-analysis indicated. https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/lupus/120228

“A Change is Gonna Come” to Treatment of Lupus Nephritis: A Review bit.ly/43X14f5

We don't know why women are more likely to develop autoimmune diseases than men. @bcellsrosser.bsky.social & her group at UCL are looking into the role of sex & gender in immunity. Recently, the group examined differences in immune cell responses between men & women with #lupus: shorturl.at/XBRRe

'Rare Kidney Diseases' is a peer-reviewed, #OpenAccess journal dedicated to advancing clinical and translational knowledge in glomerular, autoimmune, and genetic kidney diseases across all age groups. bit.ly/3ZG9FA5#OpenAccess@glomcon.org #NephSky @kronbichlerlab.bsky.social

Posted this week in Arthritis Care & Research Algorithm to identify prevalence of SLE in Australia acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Estimating minimal important change for pain & function outcomes in guided exercise for hip OA acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🦋 Great to learn more about Lupus Ontario’s work at their AG Meeting today covering awareness, education, fundraising, support, & research. ⭐️ Dr Ian Bruce (Belfast/Manchester) gave an excellent talk on #lupus damage: when should damage be considered if lupus activity can start long bf diagnosis?

SLEuro that’s a wrap! It’s been a great few days of learning and sharing, including four posters from the @mikeehrenstein.bsky.social lab and a great oral presentation on STRATIFY lupus from @shipam.bsky.social 👏

Research Article Individual and Socioecological Resilience in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Associations With Patient Characteristics and Psychosocial Patient-Reported Outcomes 📖 www.jrheum.org/cgi/content/... @sickkidsto.bsky.social #Lupus #Pediatric #Resilience

Patients with SLE can quietly accumulate cardiovascular damage. New study reveals the TWEAK/Fn14 axis as key molecular link driving oxidative myocardial injury, even before symptoms appear. Targeting this pathway may enable early cardiac protection acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Integrated multiomic blood profiling identified an immune cell priming signature linked to renal involvement and long-term organ damage in SLE, outperforming conventional clinical measures in identifying patients at high risk A&R acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Over 1000 people aged under 18 have kidney disease in the UK. It's not just an older person's disease – that's a myth! People of all ages are living with it. Get clued up on the facts here: www.worldkidneyday.co.uk/check/ #WorldKidneyDay #KidneysMatter

A new study suggests certain urinary biomarkers could serve as helpful indicators of ongoing kidney inflammation in people with #lupus nephritis. Read more on the study:

📽️ Great series “Let’s Talk Lupus: A Pathway to Progress” from Lupus Canada bringing together leading lupus experts to discuss access to care and the importance of mental health in lupus. An important conversation driving progress. #LupusAwareness #HealthcareAccess #Lupus youtu.be/uGpBRht-yzM?...

Join us on March 18 for our free national Lupus & You education event focusing on what you need to know to protect your kidneys, including the importance of early detection, what labs to watch, and treatment options. Register today! buff.ly/XeIt8tV #NationalKidneyMonth #KidneyMonth

🌍 It’s #RareDiseaseDay 2026! 💜 Today we stand with the 300 million people living with a rare disease. Together, we’re showing our colours, raising awareness, and inspiring change by talking about what equity means to us. 👉 Read more: https://go.rarediseaseday.org/NEWS

This #RareDiseaseDay, we're bringing light to rarely spoken about kidney diseases. We understand the difficulty in diagnosis & finding information. Visit our rare kidney conditions webpage 👉 www.kidneycareuk.org/rare-kidney

Here's the truth 🔦 There are usually no symptoms of kidney disease in the early stages. It may only be discovered if you have a blood or urine test for another reason. Find out the symptoms> www.worldkidneyday.co.uk/check #KidneysMatter #WorldKidneyDay

New study finds programs that use peer support to help manage #lupus benefit adult African American women with the disease. Read the study:

1/16 In lupus nephritis (LN), “activity” gets the spotlight—but chronic scarring often decides the long game. So: which chronicity score best predicts outcomes—NIH Chronicity Index (NIH-CI) or the Mayo Clinic Chronicity Score (MCCS)? buff.ly/tvebmPZ

Our March 2026 issue is live! Including research in individuals at risk of developing arthritis, real-world data on anifrolumab in #SLE, #cardiovascular risk in #APS, and childhood-onset Sjögren's disease, plus much more! thelancet.com/journals/lan... #Rheumsky Cover by @emma-cheng.bsky.social

Living with RA, Axial SpA, Lupus, Psoriasis or PsA? These conditions can affect every part of life including intimacy and sexual health - yet this is rarely talked about. (1/3)

Toward Optimal Dosing in SLE: The Case for Hydroxychloroquine Blood Level Monitoring doi.org/10.1002/acr.... Table: Practical Tips for Interpreting HCQ Whole Blood Levels in Clinics

Six months ago, Angel Garcia was diagnosed with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects thousands of people in Michigan each year. Garcia said he knew something was wrong before the diagnosis came.

CAR-T cell therapy seems to have reset the immune system and eased severe symptoms in eight children and adolescents with autoimmune disorders go.nature.com/4rsFlFx

#Lupus #LivedExperience Madonna Grant's Lupus Story: My journey to diagnosis taught me two powerful truths: that young people can be seriously ill, and that persistence — especially from those who love us — can be lifesaving. @springernature.com communities.springernature.com/posts/beyond...