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 ...

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 ...

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

What is blood in urine (haematuria)? Blood in the urine (known medically as haematuria) can be an indication that the kidneys aren’t working properly. It can be caused by a variety of issues, some of ...

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 ...