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Could fat help make more kidneys suitable for transplant?

Could fat help make more kidneys suitable for transplant? 19 November 2021 Fat has notoriously been given a bad name. But what if it could be used for good? With funding from Kidney Research UK, Dr Rashida Lathan and her colleagues at the University of Glasgow are investigating whether fat cells could repair damaged kidneys…

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New grant call to fund collaborative immune research

New grant call to fund collaborative immune research 19 August 2021 We are delighted to have been invited to participate in an innovative new £1.3 million grant call focussing on developing new treatments for multiple autoimmune or immune mediated conditions. Our friends at the Lorna and Yuti Chernajovsky Biomedical Research Foundation have partnered with Connect…

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Kidney dialysis patients could benefit from third doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

Kidney dialysis patients could benefit from third doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines 13 August 2021 A research study funded by Kidney Research UK with other charities; The National Kidney Federation (NKF), Kidney Wales, the PKD Charity and several Kidney Patient Associations, shows kidney patients who receive in-hospital dialysis treatment for kidney disease produced a greater…

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Funding ways to save patients’ kidneys from polycystic kidney disease

Funding research to save patients’ kidneys from polycystic kidney disease Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited condition that causes small, fluid-filled cysts to form in the kidneys. The cysts grow, forming balloon-like swellings, enlarging the kidney and impairing its function. In the early stages there may be no symptoms and often symptoms won’t appear…

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Funding research, developing careers

Funding research, developing careers by Dr Rupert Major 23 November 2018 Dr Rupert Major is one of our funded researchers. Based at the University of Leicester, Kidney Research UK funded his three-year training fellowship to undertake and complete his PhD. Rupert summarises his project in the following way: kidney disease leads to higher risk of…

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Impact of Kidney Research UK: a patient writes

Impact of Kidney Research UK: a patient writes by David Prosser – Kidney Research UK trustee 25 October 2018 David is a transplant patient and a trustee at Kidney Research UK. A Chartered Accountant by training, in 2013 David left the City after a career of 32 years at PwC, where he was a Senior…

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