Most people with lupus have antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) in their blood. But a positive ANA test doesn’t always mean lupus. The test can be positive in people with other autoimmune illnesses — ...

Many different lab tests are used to find changes in your body that can happen with lupus. The results of each test help your doctor get a fuller picture of your health. Because lab tests alone can’t ...

A very small number of people who test negative for antinuclear antibody (ANA) in the blood, which is a sign of the most common type of lupus, still have the condition. Lupus is an autoimmune disease ...

ImmunArray, a molecular diagnostic company operating in Richmond and Rehovot, Israel, is making a name for itself in detecting disease and brain injury. In October the company rolled out a blood test ...

Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, Interim Director of Blood Bank, and Associate Director of Coagulation Laboratory at the University of Chicago Medical Center Antiphospholipid ...

Lupus is often marked by flares, which is when symptoms are usually more obvious.

Lupus Therapeutics announced the start of a collaboration to conduct three Phase 3 clinical trials testing an investigational therapeutic ianalumab for systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis ...

Renal function testing is underused to diagnose and manage lupus nephritis. Appropriate testing may help reduce disease progression and the associated worsening of outcomes. Investigators analysed ...

The star has struggled with joint pain and exhaustion. Lupus is one, but not the only, possible explanation.

WASHINGTON — An active ingredient in a new heart failure drug tailored for African Americans can increase the risk of developing a form of lupus, a debilitating disease that strikes black women in ...

AUSTIN, Texas — “I don't treat myself like I’m sick. I don't want to live like that,” said Lana De Leon, a lupus patient from Texas. It took hospitalization before Lana De Leon found out why she was ...