Goodpasture syndrome is also known as anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease. This is because antibodies (proteins made by the immune system to protect the body from potentially harmful ...

That is the mindset of a 25-year-old dialysis patient from Cowdenbeath, in Scotland, who is determined to inspire others facing difficult times with kidney disease. Callum Renton has needed dialysis ...

Stacey Whinton was a 100% match to donate a kidney to her twin, Donna, after chronic kidney disease caused her kidneys to fail in 2025.

The kidneys are highly complex organs that control blood chemistry, blood pressure, and the amount of fluid in the body. They also keep the blood clean and chemically balanced. Acting as very ...

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, ...

Just five days after what would have been his dad’s 54th birthday, David Mahon will join his brother and sister to walk in ...

Researchers will investigate the benefits of a prebiotic supplement on malnutrition in patients receiving haemodialysis.

Jared Hughes was unable to work after diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, which left him needing dialysis and a double leg ...

What is ambulatory peritoneal dialysis? Our kidneys usually filter and remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood. Ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (APD) is a way of replacing your kidney ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.