Research

Vasculitis doctors and scientists are pushing the boundaries of knowledge in order to address the many challenges which people with vasculitis continue to experience. In recent times there has [...]

Annie Peacock is the PhD student who will be contributing to the discovery of next generation drug targets for GCA. This is a 3 year project which has been funded by LCTF. Congratulations to [...]

We are looking for feedback for the Clinical Care working group of the SSVN (Scottish Systemic Vasculitis Network) where The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation is a patient representitive. [...]

We are delighted to announce we are hosting our first ladies lunch on Sunday 22 April 2018 at the fabulous Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow. We would love you to join us for an afternoon of [...]

  Five things… So, it’s less than five weeks until the Black and Red Ball 2016. This year’s headline act is Five. We have encapsulated we do at the charity into five key points. Please take [...]

This week’s Blog is an article from our Spring Newsletter by PhD student Catriona Walls.  LCTF help fund this research at The University of Aberdeen. Research at The University of Aberdeen [...]

On the 22nd January 2015, The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation will host a live three part online webcast to discuss the future of Vasculitis.  Which research studies are running for vasculitis? [...]

If you are a patient in Scotland then take some time to read about SHARE. It is an NHS Health Research Register for patients living in Scotland that wish to be considered for research studies. [...]

It’s been over a year since the Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation Vasculitis research programme began at The University of Aberdeen – and what a fast year it’s been! In my previous blog I had [...]

The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation has agreed funding for a new wellbeing research study for Vasculitis patients with the University of Aberdeen.  The research will be lead by Dr Neil [...]

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has today approved the National Health Service use of MabThera (rituximab) for patients suffering from Vasculitis. The drug was has been licensed as a [...]

LCTF will support a Paediatric Drug Trial For Treatment of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) with the UCL Institute of Child Health & Great Ormond Street Hospital. The project will be funded [...]