For people whose kidneys have failed, survival depends on an organ transplant or dialysis, an artificial way to filter the body's blood to remove toxins and waste products. Dialysis used to mean ...

Experts in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and kidney disease have carried out the first ever scans to study the heart function of kidney patients while they are having dialysis treatment. People ...

Dialysis, a life-saving treatment for kidney failure, is generally not painful, experts say. While minor discomfort may occur ...

Researchers are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney for dialysis patients, reports an upcoming paper in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). "Our vision of a ...