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Medical & healthcare

US team creates artificial foam heart

'Tricorder' device will detect infection and immune response to it

Fracking wells linked to high-risk pregnancies

Flexible electrodes promise more effective brain function studies

Incubation innovation: saving babies' lives

Practising surgery on 3D-printed ears

Algorithm helps prosthetic leg automatically adapt to user

3D printing helps NHS surgeons practice tricky procedure

X-ray vision achieved by rendering brain samples transparent

Tadpole endoscope offers new hope for gastrointestinal cancer detection

Mouth guard sensor monitors saliva for signs of illness and stress

Self assembling nanoparticles could lead to rewritable paper