X-Message-Number: 24979
From: "The NanoAging Institute" <>
Subject: The first test in humans of a bioartificial kidney
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:03:07 -0500

The first test in humans of a bioartificial kidney

While the phase I/II study was designed primarily to look at the safety of 
using this device on humans, the results also suggest improvement in kidney 
function. The patients enrolled in the trial faced an average 86 percent 
likelihood of dying at the hospital. Six of those 10 patients survived more 
than 30 days after treatment with the bioartificial kidney. The study 
appears in the October issue of the journal Kidney International.

http://www.nanoaging.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=653 

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