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 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24979