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Medical & healthcare

Origami paper sensor used for disease detection

Paper sensors identify biomarkers in wastewater

The ventilator-on-a chip measures real-time changes to cells that affect the integrity of the barrier between tiny air sacs and capillaries carrying blood

Ventilator-on-a-chip compares injury caused by mechanical ventilation

Thermology Health’s solution predicts diabetic foot ulcers

Thermal imaging technology predicts diabetic foot ulcers

Minimally invasive surgeons at UC San Diego Health evaluating the use of spatial computing apps on Apple Vision Pro in the operating room

Clinical trial tests the use of Apple Vision Pro applications during surgery

The smart choker could help people with speech impairments communicate

AI-powered ‘smart choker’ gives voice to speech impaired

Scientists at Diamond have been carrying out preliminary work with a smaller version of the detector, Jungfrau 1M

Diamond awarded £1.3m to help improve UK bioscience research techniques and equipment

About 550 people are diagnosed with osteosarcoma in the UK each year

Bioactive glasses combined with gallium for potential bone cancer treatment

Robotic surgery has improved healthcare outcomes in Scotland

Comment: Robotic innovation is helping NHS Scotland deliver better healthcare

Participants will wear three types of sleep trackers for a week-long sleep study

Sleep trackers and AI used to predict early signs of Alzheimer’s

Clinician observing MRI scans showing surgical implantation of the Picostim device and electrodes

Brain power: UK engineers lead the way in childhood epilepsy treatment

Engineered magnetic nanorobots about 300nm in diameter

Nanoscale robots could manage aneurysm brain bleeds

Ely first created this device using an at-home 3D printer

Therapy device blossoms with 3D printing and NMIS