Researchers at London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and Western University's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry have launched a clinical trial that is evaluating a new type ...

A national clinical trial led by researchers at London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute and Western University is assessing whether a newer type of dialysis filter improves health outcomes ...

(Nanowerk News) If you are one of the 370,000 Americans who lack functioning kidneys, you are all too familiar with the exhausting procedure of kidney dialysis. Three or four times every week, you ...

Calcium-free dialysate appears more effective than use of heparin-coated membranes for reducing dialysis filter clotting, a preliminary trial found. Regional anticoagulation using calcium-free ...

CytoPherx Inc. has raised $5 million of an anticipated $7.5 million Series B round to develop a device that filters the blood of kidney disease patients. The funding will go toward a clinical trial of ...

It can be 10 times stronger than steel, is light and superconductive, and is being used to revolutionize everything from lightbulbs to the internet. In the latest graphene-enabled innovation, a team ...

Dialysis patients need not worry about a recent report of hearing and vision loss related to a fiber used in their blood-cleansing treatments, according to the people who run area dialysis centers.

An increasing number of people with kidney disease are turning to home dialysis. Not only does this practice save patients hassle and time, but studies are finding that those who do home dialysis also ...

In a development that has spooked investors, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether dialysis filters made by Baxter International Inc. played a role in the deaths of two Texas ...