Sep 25, 2015

Scientists Grow Fully Functional Kidneys From Stem Cells In Japanese Laboratory

Scientists Grow Fully Functional Kidneys From Stem Cells In Japanese Laboratory - The Inquisitr
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Scientists Grow Fully Functional Kidneys From Stem Cells In Japanese Laboratory
The Inquisitr
Japanese researchers at the Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo have conducted a series of experiments which culminated in the creation of laboratory-grown kidneys that function successfully when transplanted into a living breathing organism, ...
Lab-grown kidneys shown to be fully functional in animal recipientsLifeboat Foundation (blog)

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Sep 21, 2015

Pownal woman gets creative in appeal for kidney

Pownal woman gets creative in appeal for kidney - Press Herald
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Pownal woman gets creative in appeal for kidney
Press Herald
But Deming, who lives in Pownal, is looking for a kidney, not votes. The 63-year-old said her kidneys started failing two years ago. Doctors believe it's because she had been taken maximum-strength ibuprofen, an over-the-counter pain medication, for ...



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Sep 19, 2015

Kidney recipient hopes for artificial organ

Kidney recipient hopes for artificial organ - MyStatesman.com
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Kidney recipient hopes for artificial organ
MyStatesman.com
Dialysis is supposed to be a relatively short-term treatment for people with serious kidney disease. Juliana Casey, 24, has been trying to wrest control of her life from the illness since she was 11. As of November, she'll have been on and off dialysis ...



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Sep 14, 2015

ATKG 2.0 Coming Soon!

I am excited to announce the resurrection of the Ask the Kidney Guy blog with an all-new rollout. I am hard at work coding a sleek new look for the sight as well as new content. Stay tuned!