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Medical & healthcare

Ultrasound imaging software attracts £610,000 in funding

Coating could lead to more effective implanted electrodes

Scientists manage to prevent biofilms forming on surfaces

Photoacoustics has 'limitations' in the detection of cancers

Scanning technique could map trace elements in the body

MEG-MRI device maps brain activity in epilepsy patients

Artificial mother of pearl could be used as protective coating

Device could improve anaemia detection in developing regions

£1.2m EPSRC funding utilised in healthcare nanotechnology

Partnership could find ways to improve treatment of cancer

Stent device recruits nearby cells to prevent infection

Synthetic pores mimic activity of cellular ion channels