Kidney failure is up to five times more common in people from minority ethnic groups. Around twice as many Asian people with type 1 diabetes need dialysis or a transplant (therefore experience kidney ...

Professor David Manlove has been awarded two grans to improve the computer programmes that allow sharing of donated kidneys.

Kidney disease can sometimes make you feel like you’re riding a rollercoaster of emotions which can change from day to day – even by the hour. This is all perfectly normal. Your mental health is just ...

The term chronic kidney disease (CKD) is used worldwide to mean any form of kidney disease that goes on for more than a few months. The word 'chronic' doesn’t necessarily mean 'serious' and the word ...

Kidney Research UK has been selected as one of four charities to feature at the heart of The Telegraph Christmas Charity ...

What is hyperkalaemia (high potassium)? Hyperkalaemia (high potassium levels) is the medical term for higher than normal potassium levels in the blood. It should not be confused with hypokalaemia, ...

A new clinical network has been launched to increase time to check the health of donated kidneys and increase in the number ...

Dr Laura Denby from the University of Edinburgh has received a Kidney Research UK and Stoneygate funded Professor Michael Nicholson PhD studentship grant of £110,000 to develop a new model to study ...

In kidney atrophy either one or both kidneys have shrunk and have become smaller. This is also called renal atrophy. Kidney atrophy is not usually reversible. The kidneys shrink because of a loss of ...

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For people living with kidney disease and closely-related risk factors such as diabetes, staying active can make a life-changing difference to their health, independence and quality of life. Yet too ...

It is important that you contact your dialysis unit or the NHS 111 non-emergency medical helpline if you cannot get through to your unit and think you have peritonitis. In severe cases, repeated bouts ...