http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- A Monash researcher has played a crucial role in the first major lupus treatment breakthrough for over 50 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-lupus-breakthrough-years.html Medications Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:10:01 EST news223206910 Human umbilical cord blood-derived mensenchymal stem cells (uMSCs) have been found to offer benefits for treating lupus nephritis (LN) when transplanted into mouse models of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE is an autoimmune disease with "myriad immune system aberrations" characterized by diverse clinical conditions, including LN, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with SLE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-umbilical-cord-blood-derived-stem-cells.html Medical research Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:23:07 EST news221736172