by AKU | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
It seems like yesterday when I met Robert Gregory. He came to the hospital with his niece who was referred to exclude alkaptonuria (AKU) – before I knew it Robert had registered an AKU Society with the Charity Commission, with me as Medical Director/Co-Founder –...
by AKU | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
In this week’s blog, we would like to introduce our 2020 Cambridge Half Marathon Runners! The Half Marathon will be on the 8th March starting on Midsummer Common before winding its way through the historic Cambridge centre. We have three runners braving the 13-mile...
by AKU | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
In this week’s blog, we look at the much-anticipated relaunch of the AKU Society website. Our new site has been designed to be much more user-friendly, accessible and easier to navigate while allowing the most important content to be front and centre. Earlier last...
by AKU | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today’s blog is written by a long-time friend of the AKU Society Jess Barnes. Jess’ son was diagnosed with AKU six years ago. When I found out that the AKU Society needed support in funding the first-ever paediatric study into alkaptonuria, I knew I needed to...
by AKU | Dec 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today’s blog is written by the head of the Brazilian AKU Society, Flavia Mayrink. Originally written in Portuguese, the blog details her recent visit to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.In September...
