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 leads to ...

BOTHELL, Washington (WPVI) -- Chuck Lee of Bothell, Washington has become a medical pioneer. He is the first in the U-S to test a wearable artificial kidney. Lee has had diabetes for 40 years and 2 ...

This is why artificial kidney research is no longer a distant scientific ambition. Around the world, researchers are exploring portable, wearable, implantable and bioartificial approaches that could ...

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According to a paper published today in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, a wearable artificial kidney has been the Holy Grail in kidney failure. And its realization might be ...