by Sydney Johnston | Jul 26, 2022 | Education, Recipes
Published on July 26, 2022 | Summer is in full swing and it seems like all over the country people are experiencing heat waves. How about a refreshing salad to beat the heat? This recipe for a PKD-friendly summertime salad from our cookbook, Cooking Well, is low in...
by Sydney Johnston | Jul 19, 2022 | Research
Published on July 19, 2022 | Harold Aukema, Ph.D., University of Manitoba (Co-Funded by PKD Foundation of Canada) How did you first get involved in PKD research? Harold Aukema: When I was a graduate student, our lab acquired one of the first models of PKD and I...
by Sydney Johnston | Jul 14, 2022 | Walk for PKD
Published on July 14, 2022 | With the Walk for PKD being our biggest awareness event, Walk for PKD Ambassadors are an essential role. They’re responsible for planning and executing their local Walk for PKD with support from PKD Foundation staff. This volunteer role...
by Sydney Johnston | Jul 7, 2022 | PKD Parents, Staying Healthy
Published on July 7, 2022 | Making sure your child consumes a healthy diet is an important task for all parents, but especially when your child has PKD. So, what can parents do to keep a healthy diet for their child with ARPKD? “With any complex medical diagnosis, we...
by Sydney Johnston | Jun 30, 2022 | Walk for PKD
Published on June 30, 2022 | Since 2000, one event has been the signature fundraising event for polycystic kidney disease: the Walk for PKD. Over the past 20 years, it’s raised more than $34 million for PKD research. Although the COVID-19 pandemic kept us from...