An implantable, artificial kidney
The waiting list for kidney transplants in the US has grown to more than 100,000 people. The number of available kidneys has remained stagnant for the past decade, and only about one in five now on the list is expected to receive a transplant.
Moreover, the number of individuals diagnosed with kidney failure is growing year over year and has risen 57 percent since 2000.
One of the solutions to this problem is by Shuvo Roy, who is developing an artificial kidney at UCSF that could revolutionize care for millions of people around the world.
Along with Roy at UCSF, Fissell at Vanderbilt University and a national team of scientists and engineers are working to make the implantable artificial kidney available to patients. It’s designed to be connected internally to the patient’s blood supply and bladder, and implanted near the patient’s own kidneys, which are not removed.
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http://universityofcalifornia.edu/news/artificial-kidney-research-gets-boost
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https://pharm.ucsf.edu/kidney
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This is absolutely stunning. I'm glad to see that the research in this area is making such massive progress.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why there are more diagnosis than before, is it more testing done, or other factors, like diet, lifestyle choices or even pollution? The advances in medical technology is pretty remarkable, with the internet it makes communication and collaboration so much easier than it ever has in human history
ReplyDeletealmost coincides with the atkins diet rise in popularity.
ReplyDeleteje connaissais le cœur artificiel implantable mais trop volumineux
ReplyDeleteJohn Said correlation does not equal causation.
ReplyDeleteI would be more inclined to look at high frutcose corn syrup and high blood pressure....
I'm actually a bit surprised that an artificial Kidney is an actual thing. Guess it is one step closer to cyborg ascension <3
ReplyDeleteCheck out this amazing TEDTalk:
ReplyDeleteAnthony Atala: Printing a human kidney
http://go.ted.com/Jy6goQ
A 3D printer that uses living cells to output a transplantable kidney.
Debbie Moore check this out.
ReplyDelete在美國己超過100，000人等著換腎。只五分之一人有望而已。
ReplyDelete腎病人口逐年上升，2000年迄今已上升百分之57。
在联合國衛生組織 ucsf 支持下，Shuvo Roy 公司正在開發人工腎臟，
可望革命性拯救百萬腎病人口。
This is remarkable,wish It's application in clinical practice as early as possible.Lots of people will be cured.Best wishes for Shuvo Roy & all the researchers around the world for their endeavor.
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