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 ...

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, ...

An infection is where germs, such as bacteria, get into the body and multiply, causing harmful effects. If this happens in the kidney, this is called a kidney infection, or pyelonephritis. This type ...

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 ...

Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) can be caused by inherited diseases or by an immune dysfunction, where a part of the body’s immune system is over-active in a way that attacks the ...

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 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 ...

Different organs can be affected by ANCA vasculitis, including the skin, lungs and kidneys. There is no single test for vasculitis, and it may vary depending on the type of disease. The patient may be ...

Gout is caused by too much of a chemical called uric acid in the blood. Uric acid occurs naturally in the body and usually doesn’t cause any harmful effects. However, if there is too much uric acid in ...