bioengineered

Latest

  • Picsfive via Getty Images

    Lab-grown blood vessels could make dialysis easier

    by 
    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    03.27.2019

    Dialysis, a common treatment for kidney disease, is far from pleasant, and companies and researchers are constantly working to improve the process. Now, researchers from Humacyte Inc., Duke University and Yale think they're one step closer to using bioengineered blood vessels. These would replace synthetic polymers and donor tissues, which carry risks of inflammation and immune system rejection.