Can we support new approaches to kidney care by looking more closely at personalised care? The NURTuRE perspective
Kidney Research UK
by Amy
1d ago
Can we support new approaches to kidney care by looking more closely at personalised care? The NURTuRE perspective 27 March 2024 At the well-attended Advanced Therapies 2024 meeting on 20 March at ExCel London, Michael Nation, Director of NURTuRE, shared Kidney Research UK’s plans to advance approaches to precision medicine through innovation and collaboration. Drawing on the stark findings in Kidney Research UK’s recent report, Michael reinforced the urgent need for new and improved approaches for prevention, identification and management of kidney diseases. He noted that more than 10% o ..read more
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Pregnancy and Alport syndrome: a new way to look at the kidney filters
Kidney Research UK
by Amy
1d ago
Pregnancy and Alport syndrome: a new way to look at the kidney filters 26 March 2024 With the support of a Kidney Research UK grant of £170,000, Dr Kenton Arkill and his team at the University of Nottingham are using a new type of imaging technique to investigate how pregnancy impacts kidney health in people with Alport syndrome. The team hope to support future treatment development through their new insights.  Dr Kenton Arkill and his team at the University of Nottingham During pregnancy the amount of protein in the urine usually doubles, most likely due to increased blood flow ..read more
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Study highlights potential early intervention for diabetic patients at risk of kidney disease
Kidney Research UK
by Amy
1d ago
Study highlights potential early intervention for diabetic patients at risk of kidney disease 26 March 2024 In new results published in Diabetes, researchers at the University of Bristol, part-funded by Kidney Research UK, have uncovered a mechanism by which a hormone can protect the blood vessels in the kidneys from the damage caused by diabetes. In doing so, the team have identified a potential early treatment strategy to prevent or slow progression of kidney disease in people with diabetes.   University of Bristol Diabetes group The link between diabetes and kidney disea ..read more
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Government funding critical for kidney research
Kidney Research UK
by Amy
6d ago
Government funding critical for kidney research 22 March 2024 At the beginning of March, we welcomed the announcement by Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, that, as part of the Budget the government would provide a package of £45m to support charity-funded early career researchers. We are now delighted to report that we have been awarded £1.3m of this total funding.  Kidney Research UK has a vital role to play in helping develop the field of renal research, including by building capacity and nurturing more talent, ideas and skills to improve kidney patients’ lives. This fun ..read more
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New book to help children at Manchester hospital facing kidney transplant
Kidney Research UK
by Amy
1w ago
New book to help children at Manchester hospital facing kidney transplant 20 March 2024 A new set of books have been launched today, specially tailored to support children with kidney disease being treated at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.   The hospital will be gifted copies of books created by Get Better Books and funded by Kidney Research UK and the Hobson Charity to help children prepare for a kidney transplant.   Yvie Morley, Georgina Potier, Liz Edwards, and Jake Abrams My New Kidney and My Renal Passport The playful, interactive books show what to ex ..read more
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Celebrating my two daughters’ kidneyversaries
Kidney Research UK
by Amy
1w ago
Celebrating my two daughters’ kidneyversaries 19 March 2024 For Elaine Brewin, every kidneyversary deserves a celebration, but on 6 February 2024 she marked a particularly poignant milestone – 10 years since she donated a kidney to her eldest daughter, Amy.  Paul, Grace, Amy and Elaine Amy was 15 when she was first diagnosed with juvenile nephronophthisis, an inherited condition that causes scarring and cysts to form in the kidney.  Recalling how the diagnosis came about, Elaine, a 44-year-old, civil servant, from Moreton, Merseyside, says: “Amy just wasn’t herself at all ..read more
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“I thought my high blood pressure was down to my weight, turns out it was my kidneys”
Kidney Research UK
by Amy
1w ago
“I thought my high blood pressure was down to my weight, turns out it was my kidneys” 18 March 2024 Richard Curry, from Gateshead, was told that his high blood pressure was probably down to his weight but after three years of trying to manage this, he was finally diagnosed with kidney disease. And worse news was to come, it was already at stage five, he was in kidney failure. Dialysis started almost immediately for Richard, 50, who was then a construction worker, leaving him with virtually no time to prepare.  He explains: “My ankles had started to really swell, and I thought that's ..read more
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Celebrating my kidneyversary with the brother who saved my life
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by Amy
2w ago
Celebrating my kidneyversary with the brother who saved my life 14 March 2024 In September 2022, Ifrah Raza strapped on a harness and helmet, then ziplined 100ft above the river Clyde in Glasgow to celebrate her second kidneyversary.   The adrenaline-fuelled challenge, which raised nearly £600 for our work at Kidney Research UK, was all the more poignant as she was joined by her brother Adeel, who had donated his kidney to Ifrah two years earlier.  Ifrah, a 34-year-old optometrist from Glasgow, says: “We’re both adrenaline junkies so it was a great way to celebrate our k ..read more
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Study suggests rare kidney diseases treatments could dramatically reduce the burden of kidney disease on patients and the NHS
Kidney Research UK
by Amy
2w ago
Study suggests rare kidney diseases treatments could dramatically reduce the burden of kidney disease on patients and the NHS 14 March 2024 In a major new study published in The Lancet, a team of researchers led by Professor Danny Gale from University College London used information from the largest rare kidney disease registry in the world - the UK National Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases (RaDaR) - to show that finding better treatments for rare kidney diseases could have a far greater impact on reducing the need for dialysis and transplant than previously thought.  Professor D ..read more
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Change is needed so people don’t go through what I went through
Kidney Research UK
by Amy
2w ago
Change is needed so people don’t go through what I went through 14 March 2024 Paisley resident and logistics manager Stephen Blom was a serious cyclist with a string of national medals to his credit. But as he hit his mid thirties, he started to lose his competitive edge. “I didn’t know why the harder I trained the weaker I was becoming, I didn’t know what was going on,” he said. He had no idea that his high blood pressure should have been a signal to his doctors of possible kidney problems, and that this was the start of a lifelong journey with kidney disease.  Stephen Blom on ..read more
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