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Study paves the way for more personalised haemodialysis care

Early results from a pioneering trial have highlighted the potential benefits of empowering dialysis patients to be active partners in their own treatment.

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Local showbiz family on a mission to create a film about organ donation

1 December 2021

Much to be proud of after the most difficult year

1 November 2021

Elaine Sherlock and her brother Jim Hayton

A tribute to Elaine Sherlock

26 October 2021

Royal Free Hospital Renal Unit patient and nurse with dialysis machine, 1968.

Kidney pioneers – personal reflections on the development of UK renal services

13 October 2021

Cycling tribute in memory of Charlie

11 October 2021

60 years of life-changing research

7 October 2021

statistics about organ donation in black and ethnic minority groups

Talk to your family this Organ Donation Week

23 September 2021

Ian and Mark Blakemore hugging on a bench

Family bonds made even closer through transplant

23 September 2021

New vice chair Ben humbled by appointment

23 September 2021

Kidney disease diagnosis blow to mums of five donation hopes

22 September 2021

The inside track on the work to protect kidney patients from Covid

10 September 2021

JCVI recommends kidney transplant patients receive third Covid-19 vaccine dose

3 September 2021

Ethnicity adjustment for kidney function testing removed from NICE chronic kidney disease guideline

25 August 2021

Tom Goodwin wearing kidney research uk t-shirt

Thousand mile challenge for (Four) Kidney Tom

18 August 2021

Kidney dialysis patients could benefit from third doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

13 August 2021

The Kidney Charities Together group strongly recommends that precautions are still taken to remain COVID safe

13 August 2021

Bloomin’ Yorkshire fundraisers success in thorny times

29 July 2021

Donor hero Jim pushes the boat out for Kidney Research UK

27 July 2021

New lead of our lay advisory group promises an exciting future

27 July 2021

What’s next – addressing Covid concerns

21 July 2021

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Our new MedTech Competition to fund new academic research

30 November 2021

Researchers zoom into individual kidney filters in whole human kidneys using brightest ever X-ray

22 November 2021

Could fat help make more kidneys suitable for transplant?

19 November 2021

Study paves the way for more personalised haemodialysis care

5 November 2021

A way to empower kidney patients to monitor their blood potassium levels

19 October 2021

Finding hope for patients with high antibodies in need of a kidney transplant

20 September 2021

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Tool to help GPs predict which kidney patients need hospital care added to NICE chronic kidney disease guideline

9 September 2021

Pivotal trial patient, Mimi Hoare, and nurse, Elizabeth Clarke

Iron treatment decreases risk of heart failure in patients on haemodialysis

8 September 2021

New grant call to fund collaborative immune research

19 August 2021

Kidney dialysis patients could benefit from third doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

13 August 2021

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