Kidney Disease HIT News

Time to act on kidney health inequalities, report reveals

  • 16th July 2024
Kidney health inequalities due to age, sex, education, location or lack of wealth persist, despite…

Kidney Disease HIT 2023-24

  • 5th July 2024
Building kidney disease evidence base The Kidney Disease HIT focuses primarily on supporting and developing…

New £10.4 million research centre will unlock new tests, treatments and cures for people living with rare kidney diseases

  • 23rd April 2024
Thousands of people living with rare kidney disease will get access to improved diagnostics, treatments…

Study highlights potential new approach for early intervention for diabetic patients at risk of kidney disease

  • 27th March 2024
Researchers at the University of Bristol have uncovered a mechanism by which a hormone…

Breakthrough in treatment for world’s leading cause of kidney failure in children

  • 19th October 2023
A potential treatment for the world’s leading cause of kidney failure in children needing…

Gene therapy hope for children with kidney disease

  • 10th August 2023
Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a…

Reflections of a Bristol Health Partners public contributor

  • 15th July 2023
I strongly believe that the public and patients can offer a genuine contribution to improving…

Researchers find new pathway to prevent kidney failure for thousands

  • 15th April 2023
Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a breakthrough that could prevent certain…

Kidney Disease HIT 2022-23

  • 1st April 2023
Undertaking research into kidney disease The Kidney Disease HIT focuses primarily on undertaking research to…

New way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease discovered

  • 7th February 2023
A new way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease, affecting 40% of people with…

More donors of Black and Asian heritage needed to help patients waiting for an organ transplant

  • 12th January 2023
A new report published today by NHS Blood and Transplant – a member of…