Kids Kidney Research

Kids Kidney Research is a charity set up by volunteers to raise money for research into kidney disease in babies and children.

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We funded Rupert Major @KRUKPhD at @uniofleicester. He has discovered a way that helps your GP predict if you're more likely to develop kidney failure or need dialysis in the future. Read more about his amazing work here.
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Channel 5’s hugely popular Operation Live is back! At 10pm tomorrow you will be able to see the team transplant a kidney donated from a father to his son.

Tuesday 9 April – Channel 5 at 10pm. Will you be watching?

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Beanie signing off the proofs of our Update magazine at the printers. Keep an eye out for yours winging its way to you soon, packed full of interesting stories!
If you're not yet on the mailing list, you can... https://t.co/7wRh5UthYR

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It's all things kidney on BBC2's Hospital programme tonight!
Three kidney transplants due to happen on one day at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
Not to be missed - BBC2 9pm
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Our supporters do so much for us – whether you walk, run, climb, ride, jump, bake, shake buckets, make crafts, get people signed up to the Organ Donor Register – everything you do gets us that much closer to... https://t.co/0LPkmaQP3x

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How’s this for a fundraiser? Eleven year-old James from Wishaw grew his hair long for almost a year and then had it shaved off on Saturday to fundraise for us as a tribute to his gran, Liz, who... https://t.co/ZcrdabaDwM

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According to new figures from Diabetes UK​, some 6,836 children and young adults have been reported to have Type 2 diabetes in England and Wales.

Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong condition that leads to... https://t.co/3KPxKRTLmw

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12 Days of Giving - we need your help! Please nominate @Kidney_Research in the #12daysofgiving campaign from @Ecclesiastical.

Your vote could make ALL the difference. Funding research really does saves lives.

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You may remember kidney patient Ashleigh. She was the cover girl for our London Bridges Walk this summer. Today she's featuring on BBC's Newsround as one of their inspirational youngsters. How fantastic is that?

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Our Fellows Day is an annual conference event that brings together researchers, scientists, clinicians, patients and industry from right across the renal community.

It's an opportunity for... https://t.co/xRniande0g

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Ella is 11, is a transplant patient and has won an award for her kindness towards other child patients. https://t.co/sMkXf08ZNi

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Mabel is five and a half, has nephrocalsinosis kidney stones and is tube fed. She has undergone nearly 30 surgeries since the age of one but she is such a little fighter.

Her mum, Sara, shared these photos of... https://t.co/DEgDPnmu2F

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Funding from Kidney Research UK has enabled nephrologist, Dr James Fotheringham, to study data from over 5,800 patients to better understand the performance of renal care services and health outcomes for dialysis patients.

The study indicated a... https://t.co/2AJGOoSP3g

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So, the new #DrWho is out and about saving lives! Did you spy while watching it last night, a glimpse of our #charityshop in Cardiff? Yes the Jodie Whittaker found her fantastic new outfit in our very own Kidney Research UK shop.

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Marks & Spencer has launched the high street's first kidswear range designed specifically for children with sensory or physical disabilities.

The Adapted for Easy Dressing range has been developed by working... https://t.co/HQvyumaUht

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Beanie couldn't wait to sign up for this year's fangtastic Halloween fundraiser! He's already mixing his ingredients.

Are you getting your family, friends, colleagues and school mates together for THE bake... https://t.co/YG7Thkr8Rz

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On average three people die every day in need of an organ transplant because there just aren’t enough donors. Find out more at https://t.co/H50y8zzwn1 https://t.co/H50y8zzwn1

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It's Organ Donation Week - and a chance to not only encourage people to sign up to the register but more importantly to share their organ donation decision with their families. Start the conversation - words save lives!

Take a look at Jessica's... https://t.co/4luW5qSzxS

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“Science has always been a point of fascination for me. And for that, I thank my grandfather. Sharing the scientific discoveries and curious facts in... https://t.co/58DRt1HtI6