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Drug Repurposing for treatment of Alport Syndrome

Co-Applicant(s):  James Scholey Lay Abstract Drug-repurposing for treatment of Alport Syndrome Alport syndrome (AS) is a rare inherited kidney disease caused by mutations in one of three collagen genes named COL4A3, COL4A4, or COL4A5 and is associated with premature kid...

Virtual Forum 2023

Living Your Best Life with Kidney Disease Our third virtual educational forum was held on March 8 and 9, 2023. Developed in partnership with people diagnosed with kidney disease, care partners, healthcare professionals, and researchers all over Canada, this program offered ...

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Virtual Forum 2021

Living your best life with kidney disease This free virtual educational forum was held over three days, starting Tuesday, March 9 and concluding on World Kidney Day, Thursday March 11 2021. The program was developed in partnership with people living with kidney disease and b...

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Virtual Forum 2022

Living Your Best Life with Kidney Disease: Coping, Resilience and Well-Being This free virtual educational forum was held over two days, on January 25 and 26th, 2022. The program was developed in partnership with people living with kidney disease and brought together patien...

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Understanding the pathophysiology of uremic symptoms: a pilot mechanistic study of dialysate cooling

An alarming 24,000 Canadians (and over two million people worldwide) suffer from serious kidney failure and rely on a dialysis machine to clean their blood. Dialysis poses significant challenges; one in three patients die within a year of starting dialysis and those who underg...

Potential roles of antibodies in the pathogenesis of nephrotic syndrome

Lay Summary Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a common form of kidney disease that happens when the kidney leaks a massive quantity of protein in the urine. This continuous loss of protein creates body swelling and is toxic to the kidney. Untreated, it leads to chronic kidney dise...

Risk and trend in the burden of stroke among patients on chronic maintenance dialysis

Supervisor(s): Aminu Bello Lay Summary Background : Patients with kidney failure undergoing chronic maintenance dialysis have a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases compared to the general population. The heightened risk of cardiovascular disease in these populations is...

Patient Forum 2021

Patient Forum 2021: Living Your Best Life with Kidney Disease Join us for our first virtual educational forum. This free event is being held over three days, starting Tuesday, March 9 and concluding on World Kidney Day, Thursday March 11 . The program has been developed in...

Chef's Choice, A Night in Sicily

Join The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Waterloo Wellington Chapter for an evening of culinary delights as we dine on some of the best food and wine in our region. Join four well-known local chefs, as they each prepare one of four courses. Each course will be paired with the pe...

Organ Donation Campaign

National Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness Week Every year, far too many people lose their lives to kidney disease. Although there is currently no cure for it, a kidney transplant is often the best form of treatment for many patients. Unfortunately, the number of people in n...

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