Category Archives: Dialysis

Kidney Clone Ahead!!!!!!

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Ah, yes, you knew this would happen.  At least if you truly thought about it.

Japanese scientists have cloned stem cells to produce viable kidneys.  Ok, in rats.  But still!  This is the sort of research that our country feels is in contravention to some religious morality.   (Why not just let those folks NOT perform the research themselves. We have many others who want to help our sick citizens!)

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If my magic wand had batteries…

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It always amazes me that U.S. dialysis patients are not more healthy than the rest of the world’s.  Even though our program costs more than everyone else’s.  Of course, many of our dialysis patients end up as dialysis patients because they have diabetes- which is the proximate cause of their kidney failure.  And, keeps our dialysis population at the top of the charts (as in “way too many patients”).   And, this also often leads to cardiovascular complications, which reduces the ability of these patients to undergo kidney transplants.

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Maybe, now?

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Y’all must know that nephrology has a special place in my heart and psyche. For some reason, I decided that an artificial kidney should be something I would develop (beginning at the age of 8). And, for more than 1/3 of my years on this earth, at least 1/3 of my time (as measured in 24 hour cycles) was devoted to dialysis, renal treatment, and the various associated maladies and physiological ramifications to kidney functions.

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Blood Vessels for Dialysis

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A new Japanese medical firm, Cyfuse Biomedical (Tokyo, Japan), is embarking on a most unique application of 3D printing.   The goal of their research effort is to create new blood vessels.  Koji Kuchiishi is the CEO of the firm; his previous endeavors include mobile phone design (at Panasonic), a patent associate, and a stint as a McKinsey consultant.  His firm has significant venture backing (JAFCO, the largest Japanese Venture Capital firm and the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Fund, among others). Cyfuse’s developments are “protected” by patents in the US, China, Singapore, and Japan.

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