"Mini kidneys" grown in the lab from stem cells bit.ly/1jj5pJi

FDA tells 23andMe to “immediately discontinue” selling its genetic testing service. Story+FDA letter here: on.wsj.com/1dvTf2n #bioethics

Wow @LupusNY and Lupus Research raise over $2M for lupus research in one night! ow.ly/rc9CH

Featured article: Future prospects in #biologic therapy for systemic #lupus erythematosus (£) ow.ly/roovK #SLE

My blog piece for @sloan_kettering: Transparent fish reveal secrets of tumor spread bit.ly/1auDCkc

MRA Young Investigator & his special #melanoma research zebrafish are profiled by @sloan_kettering! ow.ly/rsaDa

Cathepsin S inhibitor suppresses #lupus in mice by blocking T and B cell priming. ard.bmj.com/content/early/…

The list of existing drugs with potential for #lupus is growing linkedin.com/in/lrxlstat

Blocking CRAC calcium channels to treat autoimmune disease. New research from Lupus Research UCLA Health jimmunol.org/content/early/…

Narcolepsy confirmed as autoimmune disease. Study also explains links between 2009 swine flu, vaccine & narcolepsy nature.com/news/narcoleps…

@jellyandginAB I'm with you - forget cocktails, 2014 is all about the scotch egg

Fast-Forwarding Stem Cell Aging to Study Degenerative Diseases. My blog piece for @sloan_kettering mskcc.org/blog/researche…

Protein (TLR9/7) inhibitors may help treat lupus and psoriasis, says Mark Shlomchik University of Pittsburgh at #BeatAutoimmunity @JDRFUK Wellcome

Hello Mat fox @JDRFUK - excited to hear about #beatautoimmunity. Great speakers! Was this an open conference? Sad I missed it.

First phase of LRxL STAT is winding up. Are your top drugs to test in lupus on the list?

Not only genetics, but gut microbes help drive #colorectalcancer, show Bongers et al Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ow.ly/ubHJn

@Connellaura ConnectedCaregiver thanks - nice summary indeed. Illustrates why earlier #lupus diagnosis and treatment are so critical

Can the super-rich save basic research? Useful NYT article on implications of shift from government to private $ nyti.ms/1qGI3ni

@ LupusResearch Distinguished Innovator Awards 2014 - $1M to address fundamental causes of #lupus lnkd.in/d8idVD4

Thanks Andrew Steen - huge need for validated biomarkers of disease progression & response to therapy in lupus nephritis