"The magic happens through a clever chemical reaction. When the tablet dissolves, it releases a special reagent that changes color if it detects urinary albumin, a protein that shouldn't normally be present in healthy urine. When your kidneys start having trouble, they begin leaking this protein, and Urify catches it red-handed, literally changing color to alert you. This isn't just a neat science experiment. We're talking about a condition that affects an estimated 800 million people worldwide."
"Sometimes the most brilliant innovations come from the most personal places. When student designer Yidan Xu watched her father struggle with chronic kidney disease that wasn't caught until it was too late, she knew she had to do something. Her solution? A simple toilet cleaning tablet that could change everything about how we detect kidney problems. Meet Urify, a dual-purpose innovation that's just been recognized as a global finalist in the prestigious James Dyson Award."
Yidan Xu designed Urify after witnessing her father's late-detected chronic kidney disease. Urify functions as a dual-purpose toilet cleaning tablet that releases a reagent upon dissolution. The reagent changes color when it detects urinary albumin, indicating kidney leakage. Chronic kidney disease affects an estimated 800 million people worldwide and often shows no symptoms until advanced stages. Urify removes barriers to early detection by integrating testing into routine toilet cleaning, eliminating the need for appointments, conversations, or expensive tests. The design leverages everyday behavior to provide a low-cost, unobtrusive screening method and has been recognized as a global finalist in the James Dyson Award.
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