Currently, the majority of kidneys from deceased donors are stored and transported via cold storage before being transplanted into recipients. This keeps the kidney alive but once cut off from the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Health is a human right. And yet, in the UK – one of the richest nations in the world and with healthcare free at the point of delivery – access to good kidney health is not equally available to all.

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 ...

England have been crowned champions for the first time at the transplant football World Cup, following a 5-1 victory over Spain in Frankfurt on 18 September 2026. One of the stars of the team was ...

What is acute kidney injury (AKI)? Sometimes people’s kidneys can suddenly develop problems. This is known medically as acute kidney injury (AKI) – a sudden upset to the kidney, which is not ...

Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) affects around 1 in 20,000 babies, and unfortunately, it can progress very quickly. Many children develop kidney failure early in life, and there ...

New NHS figures out today reveal that the UK organ transplant waiting list has hit a new high, and that the number of people waiting for a kidney transplant continues to go up. But, at the same time, ...

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A kidney transplant recipient who spent ten years on dialysis, is now dedicating her time to spare others from a lifetime of challenging treatments. Hilaria Asumu, from Manchester, has made it her ...