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Join Jesse Brewster, San Francisco musician and PKD advocate, as he takes the stage at Rockin' for PKD to raise awareness for polycystic kidney disease this weeekend.

Researchers at pharmaceutical company Genzyme and the University of Michigan have identified a possible new therapy. Compound Genz-123346, a specific inhibitor of the synthesis of GlyCer was tested in three cystic mouse models and showed a dose-dependent improvement in symptoms.

Check out the September edition of PKDnews for the latest news and updates at the PKD Foundation. PKDnews will provide you more information about how you can learn, connect and advocate.

On January 1, 2011, the Donate Life float will roll through the streets of Pasadena reminding millions of viewers of the Rose Parade to "Seize the Day" and register as organ donors in an effort to save lives. Aboard the float will be PKD patient, Valen Cover.

Monday, Sept. 13 marks the beginning of National PKD Awareness Week for 2010! What better way to help kick off the Walk for PKD season than by celebrating the passion of PKD patients and families who diligently raise awareness of PKD in their communities.

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston were able to block the formation of fluid-filled cysts in a mouse model of ADPKD. Their findings, using a compound that inhibits a receptor known as c-Met, appear in the Sept. 13 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Bill Brazell, member of the PKD Foundation's Board of Trustees, was recently interviewed for a story in the International Business Times. In the article Brazell, a devoted proponent of the PKD Foundation and PKD research, provides a personal look at his life and experiences with the disease.

Today marks the start of Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week (September 13 - 19, 2010). We've got a host of tools to help you spread the word and raise awareness about PKD.

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco recently unveiled a prototype model for an implantable artificial kidney that one day could be an alternative to dialysis for people going into renal failure.