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Kidney Foundation Collaborates with the PKD Foundation of Canada to Support Mental Health

The Kidney Foundation is committed to supporting the mental health needs of patients through the Kidney Connect Peer Support program. A diagnosis of kidney disease can bring a host of physical and psychological challenges. Medical professionals play an important role to provid...

Alberta’s Kidney Foundation Branches Launch Campaign to Increase Organ Donation at the Beginning of

For the 4,585 Canadians waiting on a transplant waitlist, getting the call from their transplant team saying they are next in line is better than winning the lottery.  With a median wait time of 4 years for a deceased organ transplant, the stakes are high for patients.  Increa...

2024 Kidney Kids Camp: A beautiful thing.

(Easter Seals Camp Horizon - Bragg Creek, Alberta) This summer, children living with kidney disease and transplants from all over Alberta experienced a magical week at Kidney Kids Camp in Kananaskis . Thanks to the generous donations from supporters, The Kidney Foundation of...

Consider Being a Living Kidney Donor

Individuals normally have two kidneys, although a person can live a healthy life with only one. Living donation occurs when a person freely decides to donate one of their kidneys to someone in need of a transplant. Kidney donation is the most frequent type of living organ don...

High Blood Pressure & Kidney Disease

High blood pressure (also called hypertension) may cause chronic kidney disease.  The reverse is also true: chronic kidney disease frequently causes high blood pressure.   High blood pressure damages the small blood vessels that deliver blood to the kidneys’ filters.  Long...

Tailoring antigen-specific regulatory T cells for use in transplantation

Transplantation is the best and sometimes only treatment for end-stage organ failure. In the last ten years, the lives of more than 20,000 Canadians have been improved, extended, or saved by donated organs. Immunosuppressive drugs make transplantation possible, but since the...

Collective cell migration in urinary tract morphogenesis and disease

Lay Summary Our laboratory works on the identification of genes affected in patients with “Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract” or CAKUT. This disease group is not well defined and includes patients with only one kidney, smaller kidneys, obstruction of the...

Promoting Kidney Recovery after Acute Kidney Injury Receiving Dialysis

Lay Summary Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a rapid decline in kidney function, and it is a common complication for patients in the hospital. Dialysis is an important treatment for patients with severe AKI, but we do not know which patients are likely to recover after severe AK...

Facilitating Successful Transitions to Home Dialysis Therapies

Lay Summary Identifying the Support Needs and Care Priorities of Patients and Families During the Transition to Home Dialysis More Canadians are getting kidney failure and will need treatment to replace their kidney function (dialysis). There are many dialysis options, one ...

Prevent Fractures for Renal Disease-1 (PREFERRED-1)

General Audience Summary Preventing bone fractures in hemodialysis with denosumab: a pilot study for a large clinical trial (PREFERRED-1) Background: One in 10 women and one in 20 men who receive hemodialysis (a treatment for kidney failure which filters waste and water ...

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