Research Highlights

Canada is home to a vibrant research community working to improve kidney health.

Stay up to date on the latest innovations through KidneyLink. Each week, we post plain language summaries of new research by Canadian investigators and teams.

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We can help your research find an engaged audience of patients, clinicians, and fellow researchers.

Contact Isabela Varela at isabela.varela@ubc.ca to learn more.

  • Rethinking “steroid-resistant” childhood nephrotic syndrome

    January 14, 2026

  • Streamlining transplant assessments shortens wait times

    January 7, 2026

  • Making the switch: Researchers turn donor kidneys into universal organs

    November 26, 2025

  • Hypertension during pregnancy associated with long-term kidney complications

    November 13, 2025

  • New study explores why losing weight is so hard with kidney disease

    November 4, 2025

  • Promising results for new IgA nephropathy treatment

    October 28, 2025

  • Many kidney donors are prescribed medications that may harm their kidney health

    October 14, 2025

  • Survey reveals opportunities to make kidney care more environmentally sustainable

    October 6, 2025

  • BC kidney care providers unveil novel climate disaster strategy

    September 24, 2025