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 ...

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, ...

What is congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)? Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are a group of conditions where the urinary tract, including the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kidney cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can develop in one or both kidneys. You might have one kidney cyst or several. These cysts are usually round or oval shaped. There are several reasons why ...

Usually, the immune system helps to protect our bodies from infections. But in membranous nephropathy, and in many other kidney diseases, it is misdirected and attacks healthy kidney tissue. This ...

Glomerulonephritis is a medical term for a group of diseases involving damage to the glomeruli (the tiny filters in the kidney). The damage is usually caused by the body’s immune system.

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 ...