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

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 ...

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 ...

When we fund research, we are investing in ideas that have the potential to change the lives of people affected by kidney disease. But the end of a grant is not the end of the research. We caught up ...

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 ...

What is a kidney stone? A kidney stone is a solid mass made up of tiny crystals that can form in one or both kidneys or the tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder. Kidney stones can form when ...

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 ...

Blood pressure is the pressure blood pushes against the walls of the arteries as it is pumped around the body by the heart. When blood pressure is measured, two numbers are recorded. The maximum ...

In most cases, treatment for IgA vasculitis is not needed as symptoms get better without intervention, usually within a month but this can be longer. Patients are carefully monitored usually at home ...

Kidney failure: the kidneys remove certain acids from the body in the urine. They also prevent too much bicarbonate (a naturally occurring chemical called an electrolyte), which decreases acidity, ...

Co-funding starter grants for clinical lecturers with the Academy of Medical Sciences through their standard process ...

We’re looking for people affected by kidney disease to join our Lay Advisory Group and help shape the work of Kidney Research UK. The group helps make sure the voices and experiences of patients, ...