Scientists at UC San Francisco are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune ...

Scientist proved for the first time that kidney cells, housed in an implantable device functioning as an artificial kidney, can survive inside the body of an animal.

Awak Technologies, an Asian Innovation Awards finalist, has created a portable device used for treatment of end-stage renal disease. It's "dialysis on the go," explains Chairman Gordon Ku.

Kidney failure affects millions worldwide, and the number keeps rising. Each year, the global population of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) grows by about 5 to 7%. This condition ...

"The Artificial Kidney Prize Phase 2 winners highlight paradigm-shifting solutions in xenotransplantation and regenerative medicine that are being developed to reduce the burdens of kidney disease ...

Independent advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are meeting this week to discuss the regulations, ethics and possibilities of creating an artificial womb to increase the chances that ...

Researchers have made two discoveries that may make the creation of artificial kidneys a practical reality.

Can an artificial kidney finally free patients from dialysis? The Kidney Project proves its bioreactor can keep kidney cells alive for at least one week. Date: August 29, 2023 Source: University ...

Since the first artificial kidney was developed in the 1940s, scientists have continued to engineer life-saving and research field-transforming artificial organs, devices, and tissues. In this article ...

Kidney failure affects millions worldwide, and the number keeps rising. Each year, the global population of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) grows by about 5 to 7%. This condition ...