dialysis

Nearly 560,000 Americans undergo dialysis each year, and while treatment can vastly improve quality of life, it can also contribute to worsening it. Now, a study has made the case for exercise programs to become part of the life-saving renal treatment.

​A team of MIT engineers has potentially revolutionized the process of dialysis by creating a new membrane from graphene that is able to filter nanometer-sized molecules from solutions up to 10 times faster than current dialysis systems.

DARPA is developing an artificial spleen called a "biospleen” capable of removing pathogens from the blood via blood filtration to fight sepsis. It is designed to be both portable and rugged enough to enable widespread deployment in the field.

Students from Johns Hopkins University have created an implantable device, that could make dialysis treatments safer and easier.

In a development that could one day eliminate the need for dialysis, researchers have unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney.

The Wearable Artificial Kidney (WAK) is a miniaturized dialysis machine that can be worn as a belt, allowing patients with end stage renal failure the freedom to engage in daily activity while undergoing uninterrupted dialysis treatment.