Archive for August 2022
Collaborating with high-risk communities to reduce kidney health inequalities
Collaborating with high-risk communities to reduce kidney health inequalities 26 August 2022 Among the African and Afro Caribbean community (AACC), kidney disease is known to be more common but also more often undiagnosed. With funding from Kidney Research UK, Roseline Agyekum and her team at King’s College Hospital, are developing a peer educator led approach…
Read MoreFunding research to transform treatments
Funding research to transform treatments 25 August 2022 With thanks to the enormous generosity of the Solomon family, we are delighted to have awarded two research project grants in the Lady Judith Solomon award round. These projects will look to address one of our strategic priorities- transforming treatments, by reducing the fear and anxiety associated…
Read MoreArteriovenous fistula monitoring using ultrasound scans
Arteriovenous fistula monitoring using ultrasound scans 25 August 2022 Dialysis, one of the treatment options for chronic kidney disease, is a procedure to remove waste and excess fluid from the blood. To administer dialysis, there must be a pathway for blood to flow into an external machine where it is filtered, and the clean blood…
Read MoreUsing virtual reality training to potentially increase the uptake of home dialysis
Using virtual reality training to potentially increase the uptake of home dialysis 23 August 2022 Peritoneal dialysis, in-centre dialysis and home haemodialysis are types of dialysis that kidney patients can receive. More patients are being offered the option of home dialysis, but this shifts the responsibility of care more towards the patient and their carer…
Read MoreFamily experience leads to PhD award
Family experience leads to PhD award 22 August 2022 The Sutherland family has been touched by kidney disease in many ways. When Paul Sutherland, 60, was 11 years old he was diagnosed with reflux (a condition where the urine flows backwards from the bladder to the ureter and sometimes to the kidneys), but already had…
Read MoreBig steps in protecting the kidney filter
Big steps in protecting the kidney filter 19 August 2022 With funding from Kidney Research UK, researchers have tested a new treatment and early indications suggest that it protects the kidney filter from injury, maintaining kidney function. The kidneys remove waste from the bloodstream, preventing it from passing into urine. When the kidneys don’t work…
Read MoreWorld-leading research paves the way to understanding genetic risks of CKD
World-leading research paves the way to understanding genetic risks of CKD 17 August 2022 Researchers at Newcastle University have found that a relatively common change in a specific gene plays an important role in developing kidney failure and its presence suggests a higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although there are many causes…
Read MoreTransplant hope for minorities as researchers change kidney blood type
Transplant hope for minorities as researchers change kidney blood type 15 August 2022 Kidney Research UK-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge have successfully altered the blood type on three deceased donor kidneys in a ground-breaking discovery that could have major implications for kidney patients. The project could increase the supply of kidneys available for…
Read MoreNew DNA delivery system potential
New DNA delivery system potential 03 August 2022 Bristol scientists have developed a new DNA delivery system that may enable future editing of genes damaged in kidney disease. In healthy people, specialised kidney cells called podocytes prevent proteins from leaking into urine. Podocytes have filtration slits that are made up of proteins, one of which…
Read MoreProudly walking with #TeamKidney
Proudly walking with #TeamKidney 01 August 2022 Last weekend, Sakshi Dewan proudly joined hundreds of participants taking part in the Kidney Research UK London Bridges Walk. The 38-year-old mum of two was inspired to sign up to the event after developing a kidney condition. When she was pregnant with her second child, Maya, now nine…
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