Research that could lead to the development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney, was presented at ASN Kidney Week 2015 November 3-8 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. Advances in nanofilter technology ...
Nov 10, 2015
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Development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney—a promising alternative to kidney transplantation or dialysis for people with end-stage kidney disease—has received a $6 million boost, thanks to a new grant ...
Nov 3, 2015
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An extremely premature Polish infant weighing just 820 grammes (1.8 pounds) has become the world's smallest and youngest patient to escape death thanks to an artificial kidney, according to the doctor who oversaw the treatment.
Apr 9, 2015
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Medical researchers have received approval to begin safety and performance testing of the Wearable Artificial Kidney. The federal Food and Drug Administration and the University of Washington Institutional Review Board accepted ...
Sep 17, 2014
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Kidney dialysis is a heavy treatment to undergo and has many side effects. Scientist Prof Dimitrios Stamatialis is starting a new research project into the development of new dialysis membranes for longer and better blood ...
Mar 3, 2014
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New research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases provides the first complete viral load profile— a comprehensive clinical description of where and how much of the virus circulates through the body— of a patient ...
Jun 16, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Development of a sophisticated artificial pancreas holds potential to transform the lives of patients with Type 1 diabetes.
May 16, 2013
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No matter what else is happening in his life, David Anderson knows he cannot go far from the dialysis machine that sustains him.
Apr 29, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Artificial blood vessels may one day reduce some complications of dialysis treatment in people with kidney failure, according to the results of early research in animals.
Apr 24, 2013
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Two Americans and a Swede have won this year's Crafoord Prize, a 4 million kronor ($600,000) scientific award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to honor achievements not always covered by its more famous Nobel ...
Jan 17, 2013
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