New findings on old kidneys could enhance transplants, study shows

Monday, January 26, 2009 - 14:21 in Health & Medicine

The older the kidney, the worse it works — though exactly how much worse isn't known. But with a mean wait time of over three years for a kidney transplant, even old kidneys are in demand. The challenge for doctors is to determine a kidney's prospects prior to the operation.

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