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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a new biomedical breakthrough, a team of researchers at The Kidney Project in San Francisco has just earned a $650,000 reward ...

The Kidney Project’s implantable bioartificial kidney, one that promises to free kidney disease patients from dialysis machines and transplant waiting lists, took another big step toward becoming ...

University of California, San Francisco researchers have developed a model of an implantable artificial kidney that could potentially wipe away the need for dialysis. The prototype of the implantable ...

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 ...

The kidney plays a vital role in maintaining homeostasis within the body by eliminating toxic and superfluous substances in the bloodstream, including waste generated during metabolic processes, ...

Kidney disease can be a serious medical condition, affecting 10% of the world population. In the US alone, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 37-million people suffer with ...