Archive for August 2017
Sweet idea set to raise thousands for Kidney Research UK
A woman who has raised £20,000 for Kidney Research UK is gearing-up to host her final doughnut eating fun run for the charity.
Read MoreOlder transplant kidneys could be given a new lease of life
Researchers from the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre are investigating whether performing biopsies of older kidneys can help transplant patients and reduce waiting lists.
Read More‘My mum’s kidney has lasted me 39 years!’
When she was 13 years old, Diane Gough was told the new kidney she desperately needed from her mum was only likely to last five years. Today, 39 years on, the kidney is still going strong.
Read MoreClimbing the Pyrenees for kidney research
Six hundred miles, countless mountain summits with over 25kg on their backs – Ali Reid Wolfe & Emma Thomas are determined to take on the challenge of the Pyrenees in one and a half months, all to raise money for research into kidney disease.
Read MoreWelsh volunteer raises £39K for Kidney Research UK in ten years
Jenny Griffiths started fundraising after she had donated a kidney to her son David ten years ago. Today she leads a team of fundraising volunteers in her local area of Monmouthshire.
Read More£8,000 raised for kidney research as seven friends cycle across the UK for ‘Gav’s Big Jogle’
Cycling 880 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End – ‘Gav’s Big Jogle’ – in eight days, Gav Clews and friends raise over £8,000 to raise awareness for kidney disease.
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