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Medical & healthcare

ResMed acquires non-contact sleep monitoring specialist

Synthetic drug-test tissue eliminates need for animals

Device determines genetic predisposition to drug allergies

New antimicrobial treatment keeps materials 'germ free'

Gold nanoparticles cut blood supply to cancerous tumours

Animatronic head provides test-bed for smart materials

'Megapixel' technique could improve genetic diagnostics

Team aims intelligence at voice-recognition systems

Drug-release device treats retinal damage from diabetes

Crescent secures funding for toenail osteoporosis test

MuteButton receives funding to trial tinnitus treatment device

iPhone app could assess severity of Parkinson's tremors