Somatic mutations, or genetic changes occurring in cells after conception, are widespread in healthy tissues but are conventionally viewed as signs of…

Researchers at University of York’s Jack Birch Unit have revealed how direct communication between cells can help maintain healthy human tissue - potentially paving the way for new treatments for blad...

New data from Dr Simon Baker suggests BK virus can drive bladder cancer development, which kidney transplant recipients are at more risk of.

In this podcast I speak to Simon about his important research into the causes of bladder cancer, as well as his life and career.Story from Kidney Research UK about Simon's important breakthrough: http...

It was great to talk to Psychology academic Alex Reid today about his work at York.Alex's profile: https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/staff/academicstaff/amr507/Here's a link to Alex's last paper on sl...

A model for hit-and-run viral carcinogenesis in the bladder.

Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.

A webinar to hear directly from Kidney Research UK funded researchers as they share the latest updates on projects tackling BK virus and cytomegalovirus.

A report about the impact of rare kidney diseases in the UK including diagnosis delays and waits for new treatments.

Greg Findlay, Group Leader of the Genome Function Laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute, has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council for €1.5 million to take a deep dive i...

What is BK Virus? BK virus is an infection almost everyone gets during childhood. The symptoms are like a mild cold, so most people don't notice when they catch it. After infection, the virus hides in...

Author summary BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a common virus that infects most people during childhood and typically remains dormant in the kidneys without causing harm. However, in kidney transplant pati...

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Genomic instability driven by stress-response-dependent mutagenesis is a key factor in cancer progression. Tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy, a common…

In Leishmania parasites, as for their hosts, the ubiquitin proteasome system is important for cell viability. As part of a systematic gene deletion study, it was discovered that four cysteine protease...

Scientists calculated just how much U.S. butterfly populations have declined in the past 20 years. The results brought some scientists to tears, and have them warning about dire implications for other...

Henry Scowcroft looks at a pioneering new clinical platform trial set to offer more options to UK glioblastoma patients and kick-start progress

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

Increasing numbers of young people are using the drug, experts say. The health impacts can be catastrophic.

Shots enter early clinical trials for healthy people at high risk for disease

Our Daphne Jackson Fellowships depend on funding from research organisations like Kidney Research UK. Our ongoing partnership with Kidney Research UK allows people to return to research after a career...

In this study, the authors show that DNA-damage-mediated transcriptional stress induces NF-κB through IRAK1, allowing damaged cells with impaired transcription to initiate an inflammatory response wit...

PhD Project - CASE Project: Use of physiologically relevant in vitro cell models for the development of biology-driven approaches to enhance the efficacy of scalp and limb cooling technologies at Shef...

PhD Project - CASE Project: Unravelling the role of extracellular vesicles in the orchestration of macrophage – mediated immune regulation. at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com