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Find out how research, led by Dr Fred Tam, into Dale’s rare kidney disease is making a difference to people’s lives.
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Sign up for the Glasgow Bridges Walk on Sunday 14 October. Join us to walk towards a cure for kidney disease.
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Kidney disease is a silent killer. There are three million people in the UK with it right now and there is no cure.

We are the leading charity committed to developing treatments, patient information and raising vital public awareness to help save lives. We are Kidney Research UK.

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Nurture

NURTURE: the first kidney biobank

NURTuRE is the first and unique kidney biobank for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and nephrotic syndrome (NS) covering England, Scotland and Wales. It will be a key resource for renal research.

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The opt-out system

Kidney Research UK welcomes the Government’s intentions to change the law on consent for organ donation in England but insists more must be done to improve prospects for transplant patients.

03 September 2018 11:16:00

Kidney Research UK – committed to developing tomorrow’s researchers today

Lab researcher As part of its ongoing commitment to invest in the best of renal research, Kidney Research UK has opened its latest call for grant applications.

03 September 2018 11:10:00

The toughest eight hours ever – the final climb to Everest Base Camp for kidney research

What would encourage you to climb to Everest Base Camp? For the Goodall brothers, James and George, it was their dad’s lifesaving kidney transplant that motivated them to take on the gruelling 5,644m ascent.