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My son Joseph is still waiting for a transplant
My son Joseph is still waiting for a transplant Blog post by Sara Turkentine 06 June 2022 I recently wrote to supporters of Kidney Research UK and shared my family’s story. I’m Sara, and my husband’s name is Matt. If you received the letter with our story in, you might remember that we were getting…
Read MoreResearchers zoom into individual kidney filters in whole human kidneys using brightest ever X-ray
Researchers zoom into individual kidney filters in whole human kidneys using brightest ever X-ray Blog by Dr David Long and Daniyal Jafree, University College London 22 November 2021 Each kidney contains around one million tiny filters called glomeruli. Working together, glomeruli remove harmful waste from the blood. Injury to glomeruli is a common feature of kidney diseases, and reduces the kidney’s ability to function,…
Read MoreMuch to be proud of after the most difficult year
Much to be proud of after the most difficult year by Sandra Currie 01 November 2021 When the UK went into the first Covid-19 lockdown, we had been preparing to interview applicants for research fellowships. We cancelled the interviews immediately, hoping it would be a short postponement. But as the impact of the pandemic developed…
Read MoreThe inside track on the work to protect kidney patients from Covid
The inside track on the work to protect kidney patients from Covid Miranda Scanlon writes 10 September 2021 I’ve been the lead of the Kidney Research UK Lay Advisory Group since April this year, but I’ve been a kidney transplant patient for much longer – 15 years in fact! Like so many other transplant patients I was shielding for much of the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Read MorePoor mental health has the ability to change the way you think
Poor mental health has the ability to change the way you think Blog by Sarah Green 11 May 2021 Sarah Green is a patient advocate who wants to see better mental health support for people with kidney disease. Here, Manchester-based Sarah, 33, writes a blog on how looking after our mental health is as important…
Read MoreWebinars focus on vaccine myths and misinformation in minority ethnic communities
Webinars focus on vaccine myths and misinformation in minority ethnic communities 06 May 2021 Faith leaders, doctors and volunteer peer educators joined forces for a myth-busting training webinar on Covid vaccine hesitancy among minority ethnic communities. Organised by Kidney Research UK, 19 of our peer educator volunteers took part in the event, aimed at raising…
Read MoreOne family’s transplant journey in extraordinary times
One family’s transplant journey in extraordinary times 26 January 2021 David Prosser, our vice chair of trustees, describes his family’s run up to his second kidney transplant as: “like pushing a wheelbarrow full of bricks uphill with butter on our boots.” A month post-surgery, however, he is recovering well and proud of his whole family. Two daughters, Rachel and Lucy, were both a close donor match for him and solved the dilemma of who would step forward by flipping a coin. Lucy ‘won’ and, delighted at seeing…
Read MoreScientists discover brain chemical neuropeptide Y plays crucial role in the kidney
Scientists discover brain chemical neuropeptide Y plays crucial role in the kidney 22 June 2020 Scientists at Bristol University have found a neurotransmitter, usually seen in the brain, could help control kidney function and ‘block’ the loss of protein that occurs in kidney disease. What is albuminuria? When kidneys are healthy, they are amazing filters that get rid of all the waste products in…
Read MoreFlexibility needed to reopen transplants amid shocking statistics
Flexibility needed to reopen transplants amid shocking statistics 22 June 2020 There have been 555 fewer kidney transplants so far this year, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates by NHS Blood and Transplant. The enormous slow down is largely due to many transplant centres closing to avoid exposing vulnerable patients to the risk of infection, as…
Read MoreVice Chair of Trustees, David Prosser, writes about the importance of research, now more than ever.
Vice Chair of Trustees, David Prosser, writes about the importance of research, now more than ever. 14 April 2020 David Prosser, our Vice Chair of Trustees, writes in social isolation on the Coronavirus situation and the importance now, more than ever, of research to improve the lives of people affected by kidney disease. David Prosser,…
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