Namhae County in South Gyeongsang Province announced on June 19 that it has been selected for the "2026 Medically Underserved ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Willem J. Kolff (1911-2009) was a ...

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 ...

A research team has developed a compact peritoneal dialysis device that can be utilized as a portable artificial kidney. This research was published on March 29 in the journal Journal of ...

The wearability of conventional artificial kidneys is limited by their dependence on large volumes of dialysate required for dialysis to remove excess water and toxins from the blood. Now, a dialysate ...

Andrew Langston's Iron Kidney Project unites living organ donors for IRONMAN races, raising awareness and inspiring others to consider organ donation.

NIMS Hyderabad and IISc Bengaluru have joined hands to develop AI-based healthcare tools aimed at early diagnosis and ...

In videos created by the Hughes Lab to visualize the process, adjacent nephrons form one after the other, as if they were following a beat. “It’s still a hypothesis,” adds Hughes, “but we think that ...

Medical devices that come into contact with blood require antithrombogenic properties to suppress the adhesion of blood components and inflammation. Among these devices, artificial kidneys used in ...

Medical science has made remarkable progress in recent decades. Earlier, when an organ in the body was damaged, the only option was an organ transplant from another person. But now, artificial organs ...

Kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), occurs when kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluids from the blood effectively. This serious condition affects ...