Every year, more people die of kidney disease than breast cancer. Nearly 15% of U.S. adults have some form of chronic kidney disease. But new research at the U of A could change this. With support from the Kidney Research Corporation, two chemical engineering professors are partnering with UCLA nephrologist Ira Kurtz to develop an artificial kidney. If successful, their work will revolutionize treatment for kidney disease and offer hope for something better than dialysis or transplantation. 

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