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Recent Study Gives New Information on Blood Pressure Management During Surgery

The Kidney Foundation of Canada extends a warm congratulations to Dr. Amit Garg, a nephrologist at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), and his team for publishing the results of their clinical trial study in Kidney International, the highest impact journal for kidney re...

Sarah's Story

I’m a young mom, an entrepreneur, an educator … and a kidney patient. When I was four years old, I was diagnosed with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, which caused my kidneys to function at only 50%. For the next 20 years, I did my best to live as normal a life as possible. But a...

CENTRAL-CKD

General Audience Summary Purpose: In patients with the most severe form of chronic kidney disease, blood pressure (BP) control can be difficult as the margin of error between a too low BP and a too high BP is quite thin. Keeping the BP in the appropriate range helps minimis...

Our Volunteers

The Kidney Foundation of Canada research program appreciates the dedication and support of the research community.   A large number of community members contribute each year by actin as peer reviewers, reviewing and selecting the best research projects for funding through ...

Removal of mitochondrial health to improve the outcome of acute kidney injury

Acute kidney injury is the most common renal disease with no effective treatment. Acute kidney injury affects 3-7% of hospitalized patients with a patient mortality rate that exceeds that of breast and prostate cancers, heart failure and diabetes combined. After adverse kidney...

Describing Gut Microbiota in People with Chronic Kidney Disease

Lay Abstract A Deep Dive Into Understanding Gut Bacteria in Kidney Disease Background: People with kidney disease have more inflammation compared to the general population. This inflammation can show up in many ways, such as making gut health worse by damaging the good bact...

KIdney aNd blooD prESsure ouTcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors (KINDEST CCS)

Supervisor(s): Michael Zappitelli Lay Summary Background : Due to better cancer research and treatments, more children with cancer are surviving, and for longer. However, childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are at high risk for many complications later in life. During cance...

Can Treatment with Lipid-lowering Medications Attenuate the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in patie

Supervisor(s): Aminu Bello Lay summary Background: Heart disease and strokes are major concerns for people undergoing dialysis, a treatment for severe kidney failure. Patients on dialysis have a significantly higher risk of serious medical conditions, such as heart att...

The impact of in utero arsenic exposure on kidney development and disease

Co-Applicant(s):  Aimee Ryan, Jenna Haverfield, Koren Mann Lay Abstract Background: Arsenic is a toxic substance found in nature and it’s dangerous to our health. We can come into contact with arsenic through the air we breathe, the water we drink, or the food we eat. T...

Evaluating Cardiovascular Therapies in Patients Living with Kidney Disease

Lay Abstract Background: People living with kidney disease are also at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1RA) such as semaglutide are medications that help lower blood sugar, cause weight loss and have been shown...

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