Archive for January 2020
Q&A with the Nottinghamshire Kidney Units Appeal group
Q&A with the Nottinghamshire Kidney Units Appeal group 31 January 2020 Colin, along with his wife Gill, and friends Richard and Chris, have been running the Nottinghamshire Kidney Unit Appeal fundraising group for over a decade now, raising vital funds for both Kidney Research UK and the renal units at two local hospitals. We are…
Read MoreWorld Kidney Day 2020 #KidneysMatter – our new campaign
World Kidney Day 2020 #KidneysMatter – our new campaign 31 January 2020 For 2020’s World Kidney Day, the major kidney charities and professional organisations in the UK are working together to raise awareness about the vital role our kidneys play. Our new campaign #KidneysMatter –The BIG topic everyone is ignoring – will show how important…
Read MoreAll trial and no tribulation
All trial and no tribulation 31 January 2020 Clinical trials for kidney patients are at an all-time low. Despite trials being imperative for the development of new treatments, clinicians find it increasingly difficult to recruit patients. The challenge Often, when we think of clinical trials, we assume the very worst: we assume that we will…
Read MoreKidney disease can be a family affair
Kidney disease can be a family affair 28 January 2020 Dean Wicks works at roofing and cladding suppliers AJW Distribution as an External Sales Executive. His company have recently adopted Kidney Research UK as their charity of the year, inspired by Dean’s striking family story and his passion for the cause. Dean and his five…
Read MoreTreating Joubert syndrome – paving the way for a personalised approach
Treating Joubert syndrome – paving the way for a personalised approach 16 January 2020 Years of research have uncovered a gene that directly changes the severity of Joubert syndrome – a rare condition affecting the brain and often the kidney. What is Joubert syndrome? Joubert syndrome affects around one in 80,000 newborn babies. A faulty…
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