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New book to help children at Alder Hey facing kidney transplant

New book to help children at Alder Hey facing kidney transplant 16 March 2023 A new book has been launched today, Thursday 16 March, specially tailored to support children with kidney disease being treated at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.   Kidney Research UK and Alder Hey Children’s Charity have funded the book, created by publisher Get…

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Peterborough pole dancers perform 12-hour challenge in aid of charity

Peterborough pole dancers perform 12-hour challenge in aid of charity 15 March 2023 This World Kidney Day a group of 20 people from Peterborough took on a 12-hour pole dancing challenge to raise money for Kidney Research UK. Inspired by personal experience The group were inspired by the experiences of instructor Ally Allsopp, whose grandad…

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Powering research with impact: our plans for 2023 and beyond

Powering research with impact: our plans for 2023 and beyond 08 March 2023 This World Kidney Day we sat down with Dr Aisling McMahon, our Executive director of research and policy, to talk about our ongoing plans for supporting research designed to improve the lives of patients living with kidney disease. We know that kidney…

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Government welcomes our Scottish kidney report

Government welcomes our Scottish kidney report 08 March 2023 The Scottish Government has responded positively to our policy report ‘Changing the future for chronic kidney disease in Scotland’ and has committed to do more to support kidney patients in Scotland. Our report published last year made a number of recommendations for the Scottish Government, including…

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Researcher focus: Dr Kate Bramham

Researcher focus: Dr Kate Bramham 07 March 2023 Dr Kate Bramham is a Consultant Nephrologist at King’s College Hospital and Senior Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London. She heads up a number of projects we fund. We caught up with her for a quick Q&A to find out what makes her tick. First off Kate,…

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“My bodybuilding lifestyle damaged my kidneys”

“My bodybuilding lifestyle damaged my kidneys” 07 March 2023 A mum of two from Speke, Liverpool, is raising awareness this World Kidney Day (Thursday 9 March), after suspecting that she caused irreversible damage to her own kidneys when training to be a body builder.  Laura Boylan, 37, has started volunteering for Kidney Research UK as…

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