Indian origin doctor creates World's first artifical kidney.

So there gonna be an end to Dialysis, if the trial of artificial kindey goes through. An Indian-origin researcher cum doctor Shuvo Roy, with his team at the University of California has created the world's first artificial implantable kidney.

Artificial kidney device protoype is made up two parts. First is made up of silicon chips that can filter toxins out of the bloodstream. The filtered material is pumped into the second half of the system which is also made up of silicon chips but coated with human kidney cells. These human kidney cells help reabsorb some of the useful substances like sugars and salts back into the body. It also produces vitamin D and helps regulate blood pressure.

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Poor fuctioning of kidney linked to heart disease

(IANS) Poor kidney function could be an early warning of heart disease and stroke, two studies have found.

In the first study, researchers from Taiwan and the US found that a low fluid rate through the kidneys was linked to a higher risk of stroke in later life.

By analysing 33 studies involving more than 2,80,000 people they found that those with a glomerular filtration rate (test used to check how well the kidneys are working) of about half the normal level, had a 43 per cent higher risk of suffering a stroke in the future.

Asian people with a low filtration rate were at a higher risk than non-Asians, reports the Telegraph.

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