The Active Living for Life program was created to increase the rates of physical activity, physical literacy and capacity in individuals with chronic kidney disease.
Originally designed as an in-person exercise and education program, the Active Living for Life program is now being delivered...
2024 - 2027
$184,166
Genetics
Mechanism of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) kidney disease pathogenesis
Supervisor(s): William Stanford
Lay Abstract
Background: Chronic kidney disease affects up to 13% of the population globally yet curative treatments are unavailable. Genetic contributors to...
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a proud strategic partner in the Living Donor Circle of Excellence program, an internationally recognized initiative, in collaboration with the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST).
This program celebrates and...
We work hand-in-hand with passionate individuals. We provide insights, analysis, and tools that make it easy for you to forge a better future for people affected by kidney disease.
Who can advocate?
covers a broad range of activities that can include almost anyone:
Self-: the person who is...
The zip line was my favourite thing ever.
It is the news no mother wants to hear. But Shauna had a feeling – because her seven-year-old daughter Aidan was so small for her age and couldn’t stay dry at night – she knew something was wrong. At Aidan’s annual checkup, routine bloodwork showed her...
2024 - 2027
$180,000
Glomerulonephritis, Kidney Biology, Predictive Biomarkers
Towards Precision Care: Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms of Childhood IgAN through sCD89 Insights
Lay Abstract
Childhood immunoglobulin A nephropathy (cIgAN) is a prevalent kidney disease in children, yet it often goes...
Looking back, there were hints of the problems to come.
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was five years old, on my mother’s birthday. It has been quite a journey since then. I was lucky to have an exceptionally supportive family who didn’t treat diabetes as if it were this sensitive...