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 proteins to be made by a ...

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, ...

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 ...

A new clinical network has been launched to increase time to check the health of donated kidneys and increase in the number ...

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 ...

A rare disease is when it affects a small percentage of people within a population. In the UK, this is defined as less than 1 in 2,000 people. There are over 150 types of rare kidney diseases, and 8 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...