Lupus breakthrough: A new hope

Vu Nguyen (Vu Nguyen) (Credit: Vu Nguyen).

Vu Nguyen (Vu Nguyen) (Credit: Vu Nguyen).

Australian researchers have developed what they're calling a new world-first method of treating the autoimmune disease lupus.


Two years away from clinical trials, the method targets the T-cell in the immune system - offering patients the possibility of a treatment beyond medication and its side effects. It also has the potential to be adapted for up to 100 other autoimmune conditions, affecting 10 per cent of the world's population.

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