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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 Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Years: 2024 - 2027 Topic(s): Glomerulonephritis,...

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...

Alport Syndrome Foundation Partnership The is a patient-led nonprofit organization based in the United States dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by Alport Syndrome, a rare inherited kidney disease. Established in 2007, ASF seeks to advance meaningful change...

Amalia’s Kidney Journey: A Mother’s Perspective When our daughter Amalia was eight months old, we knew something wasn’t right. She was suddenly losing weight and refusing her bottles. What began with a visit to her pediatrician and routine bloodwork quickly became a series of hospital visits and...

2022 - 2025 $97,467 Transplantation, Health Policy Gender-Based Barriers to Referral for Kidney Transplantation in Canada Institution: Nova Scotia Health Authority Years: 2022 - 2025 Topic(s): Transplantation, Health Policy Lay Abstract Background A kidney transplant is the best treatment for...

2026 - 2028 $119,990 Dialysis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Quality of Life SAFE-VEG: A Randomized, Repeated N-of-1 Crossover Trial to Assess the Safety of Liberalizing Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Adults on Hemodialysis Institution: CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Ile-Montréal Co-applicant(s): Lara Maleyeff,...

The Kidney Foundation of Canada will be celebrating its 60th anniversary at an Evening of Hope on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the York Mills Gallery. Emceed by investigative reporter and kidney transplant recipient, Cristina Howorun, An Evening of Hope will celebrate the deep commitment of thousands...

Nights are getting shorter; the leaves are changing colour - fall is in the air.  It’s also the time of year when colds, flus and other illnesses are on the rise. People living with kidney disease are at higher risk from severe illness from the flu, RSV and COVID-19, and may be more susceptible to...