Archive for January 2023
Kidney disease can be life-changing
Kidney disease can be life-changing 27 January 2023 Kidney Research UK volunteer Melany Gray wants to make a difference. She hopes that by sharing her story, she can help to persuade the Scottish Government to create a national strategy to combat chronic kidney disease (CKD). Melany Grey The effect of a long-term condition Melany has…
Read MoreRugby referee joins campaign for kidney strategy
Rugby referee joins campaign for kidney strategy 25 January 2023 Scottish Rugby Union referee Jamie McGregor wants policymakers to tackle kidney disease head on. Just as strategy and cohesion are key to a team’s success on the pitch, he believes that governments throughout the UK need to develop clear national strategies to combat chronic kidney…
Read MoreWorking together for better future for kidney disease patients: our showcase with the Francis Crick Institute
Working together for better future for kidney disease patients: our showcase with the Francis Crick Institute 24 January 2023 71 researchers, patient representatives and members of the Kidney Research UK and Sir Francis Crick Institute met in London on 17 January to share their latest scientific findings on kidney disease and discuss future opportunities to…
Read MoreSupporting the kidney community to campaign for change in Scotland
Supporting the kidney community to campaign for change in Scotland 24 January 2023 Kidney disease forced Angela Riley to cut short a career in social care, but she is determined to keep helping people as a campaigner for change and as a community ambassador volunteer for Kidney Research UK. Angela, who has type 2 diabetes,…
Read MoreTaking the kidney cause to Holyrood
Taking the kidney cause to Holyrood 23 January 2023 We’re calling on the Scottish Government to tackle kidney disease as a core priority. In the first of a new wave of activity aimed at the UK’s decision makers, we are asking people across Scotland to support our drive for a national strategy to combat…
Read MoreLooking back at 2022: our top research stories
Looking back at 2022: our top research stories 10 January 2023 2022 has seen some of our most important research to date, with our scientists working harder than ever to improve the lives of people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Here we share our most popular research stories from last year. Understanding medication-taking behaviours…
Read More‘I’m running the London Marathon to say thanks for my brother’s transplant’
‘I’m running the London Marathon to say thanks for my brother’s transplant’ 09 January 2023 When Charlotte De Paepe runs this year’s London Marathon for Kidney Research UK, she will be thinking of two people very close to her heart. Her grandfather Gordon “Jack” Mason passed away in 2021 at the age of 87, after…
Read MoreFootball dreams realigned after kidney diagnosis
Football dreams realigned after kidney diagnosis 06 January 2023 Ever since he was a small boy, Dan Hogben, 19, had dreamed of being a footballer. As a 16-year-old, he was part of the Hull City youth squad and was on the verge of being offered a two-year scholarship there. Then, devastatingly, he was diagnosed with…
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