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Our forever was stolen by kidney disease after just three precious months
A woman from Greater Manchester is taking part in a major Liverpool charity walk next month, in memory of the man she fell for just months before he died from pneumonia complicated by kidney failure. Nicola Harrison, 62, from Leigh, met Tony Kenny while on holiday in January 2026, and the pair continued seeing each other after they returned home. It…
East midlands schoolgirl skydives for charity after kidney failure
While most year 11 students anxiously awaited their GCSE results last week, 16-year-old, Jasmine Hand, from South Derbyshire, was coming back down to earth after raising more than £2,500 for Kidney Research UK at a charity skydive event. Diagnosed with kidney disease in 2022, Jasmine found herself needing life-saving dialysis treatment every night for 18 months, before finally receiving a kidney transplant…
I found myself in mental health crisis struggling with multiple-health conditions related to kidney disease
A 59-year-old man from Chichester found himself in mental health crisis when his kidney disease left him needing dialysis and a triple heart bypass. Phil West has managed multiple health problems over the past thirty years related to his kidney disease, from cardiovascular issues and skin cancers to renal bone disease and sepsis. Perhaps most significant, has been…
Learning from fellow kidney patients can make life a little easier
A 29-year-old man from Aberdeenshire is determined to support fellow patients affected by kidney disease, having lived with the condition since birth. Following kidney failure as a teenager, Michael Reed received a transplant from his mum, Tula, in 2016. However, eight years later, he found himself needing dialysis when that kidney failed too. More than three years on, Michael still receives dialysis three times a week, for four hours each session, waiting for…
Could a parent’s diet before and during pregnancy influence the severity of polycystic kidney disease in their children?
Professor David Long from University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health has received a PKD PhD studentship grant of £126,000 to understand how a parent’s diet before and during pregnancy influences polycystic kidney disease severity in their children. This project forms part of the PKD Partnership, led by Kidney Research UK and the PKD…
New research suggests that beetroot juice may help to prevent the progression of chronic kidney disease in pregnancy
In recent results, published in Kidney International, Dr Kate Bramham and PhD student Priscilla Smith from King’s College London, have shown the potential for beetroot juice to reduce progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in pregnant women. Pregnancy and chronic kidney disease Women with moderate to severe CKD can have poorer pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia (a complication characterised by high blood pressure and, often, protein in the urine), due to their declining kidney…
A new tool to understand pregnancy risks in women with chronic kidney disease
New results published in Kidney International reports, led by Dr Kate Bramham from King’s College London with Kidney Research UK funding, showed the benefits of a pregnancy-specific risk prediction tool that estimates the likelihood of kidney complications for women with chronic kidney disease, helping support more personalised pregnancy counselling. Balancing pregnancy and risk of CKD progression Women living with chronic kidney disease (CKD)…
Young mum walks across Liverpool’s bridges for charity after devastating kidney disease and baby loss
A mother from Liverpool is participating in a major fundraising walk in September to fund kidney research, having lost three babies during pregnancy because of her own kidney disease. Kelly Ashcroft, 32, has been affected by kidney problems since she was just two years old and has been diagnosed with two types of kidney disease – haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and IgA nephropathy. Kelly and Alfie In 2015,…
Walking across Liverpool’s bridges to give thanks for life-changing kidney transplant
Fifteen years after receiving the kidney transplant that gave him a second chance at life, Steve Jones is lacing up his walking trainers for Kidney Research UK. On Sunday 6 September, the 62-year-old from Anglesey, in Wales, will join hundreds of fundraisers at the Liverpool Bridges Walk – not just to celebrate how far he’s come, but to help ensure future…
Scottish mum runs, abseils and scales the mast of a ship to fund research following son’s kidney diagnosis
A 70-year-old woman from Perthshire is taking on a series of physical challenges this year, aiming to raise over £10,000 for research into kidney disease. Judy, from Aberfeldy, is pushing herself to complete multiple 10km runs, two half-marathons, abseil the Falkirk Wheel and climb the mast of the RRS Discovery – a legendary British ship – in Dundee, as her son, Alastair,…