€ 10.5 million for kidney disease prevention research

(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) Approximately one in ten people in Germany are affected by chronic kidney disease, and numbers are increasing. As part of a new collaboration led by Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin, researchers from various Berlin-based institutions set out to shed light on the common pathways along which kidney disease develops. The ultimate goal is to develop new treatment strategies. The German Research Foundation (DFG) provides the 'Collaborative Research Center Renoprotection' with approximately € 10.5 million in funding over four years.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news