Archive for February 2018
Diabetes diagnosis has more than doubled in 20 years
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has more than doubled in the last twenty years, according to Diabetes UK.
Read MoreRenal nurse donates her kidney to a stranger
Renal nurses up and down the country do an amazing job for kidney patients and are being nominated time and again by people participating in our Kidney Heroines campaign for World Kidney Day.
Read MoreMy kidney heroines – where do I start?
My kidney heroines – where do I start? by Sarah Harwood – Patient Involvement Co-ordinator 22 February 2018 This World Kidney Day, Kidney Research UK is celebrating all the women and girls who are fighting kidney disease in their own way. We are getting people to post the stories of their kidney heroines (#mykidneyheroine). So I…
Read MoreKidney Research UK to be eBay charity of the week
Great news! Kidney Research UK is going to be charity of the week on eBay from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 March.
Read MoreMum’s the heroine – Surma’s story
When Surma gave birth to her first child it should have been a happy, joyous time. But her daughter was born with nephrotic syndrome, which meant there were tiny holes in her daughter’s kidneys, leaking protein and making her ill.
Read MoreEric’s love letter to his kidney heroine, Mandi
When Eric needed a kidney transplant eight years ago his wife, Mandi, stepped in without hesitation and, despite her husband’s reservations, the operation was a success.
Read MoreWorking on a knife edge
Those crucial hours and days after a transplant, waiting to see whether a new lease of life really has been achieved. It’s familiar territory for Lorna Marson, consultant transplant surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Read MoreScientists create functioning kidney tissue – a first for medical science
Scientists partly funded by Kidney Research UK have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine – a first for medical science.
Read MoreTransplanted kidney is 90 years old and still going strong
History-making and pioneering renal development in the 1960s and 70s in the UK is still benefitting patients today. A kidney patient and her donor share their transplant story of 40 years ago.
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