What are the symptoms of kidney disease? Most people with early kidney disease don’t have any symptoms at all, and so don’t know that there’s anything wrong with their kidneys. More advanced kidney ...

Researching if changes to a gene called APOL1, which are more common in people from African descent, could affect kidney ...

Professor Nick Selby is researching using a new system to better monitor blood pressure in people having haemodialysis ...

For this year’s much anticipated Driving Discoveries conference we welcomed 261 researchers, healthcare professionals, patients and Kidney Research UK staff to Manchester for two inspiring days to ...

Goodpasture syndrome is also known as anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease. This is because antibodies (proteins made by the immune system to protect the body from potentially harmful ...

APOL1 kidney disease People with African ancestry are more likely to have changes in the APOL1 gene, which can increase the risk of kidney disease. Genes make up our DNA and carry instructions for ...

Dr Christopher Pieri will help us to better predict how PKD develops and identify patients who may need more personalised care by using data.

Kidney Research UK is offering ten funded places on selected BSI bioinformatics training courses. Each place covers one eligible online course and one year of BSI membership. The course must be ...

STEC-HUS, also known as typical HUS, is the most common and usually happens after a tummy infection, caused by bacteria that produce a toxin called Shiga-toxin (also known as verotoxin). In most cases ...

Alport syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterised by progressive loss of kidney function, hearing loss and eye abnormalities. It is the second most common cause of genetic chronic kidney ...

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 ...

What is stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD)? In stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is between 60 and 89 ml/min/1.73m2 and other tests have identified ...