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Medical & healthcare

4D bioprinting technique replicates heart cell development

EpiScalp could reduce misdiagnosis of epilepsy

In the UK, one in six people – 16.5 million individuals – has at least one neurological condition, with a cost to the NHS of £4.4bn per year

Neurobots could help treat epilepsy

Expert Q&A: Navigating the road to approval for medical devices

Electrical signals inside heart muscle cells provide insights into how the heart functions

AI records electrical activity of heart cells

Image from a UKNNL research rig

Project to turn nuclear waste into new cancer treatments

The gallium-doped bioglass has been shown to kill cancer cells with 99 per cent success

Cancer-killing orthopaedic paste gets £110k grant

Funding will be used to support the ongoing development of Owlstone’s proprietary Breath Biopsy platform

Owlstone secures $27m in Series E financing round

Researchers at UC Irvine have created a soft, conformable implant that measures neurological signals in patients’ developing brains. Seen here on the wing of a butterfly, this invention uses an organic polymer material that’s more compatible with sensitive living tissues than rigid, silicon-based medical devices

Biocompatible sensor implant conforms to organ growth

The technology is currently in animal studies as a biopsy tool

Robeauté raises $28m to advance neurosurgical microbots

LARi is the first video stylet designed to fully integrate with an anaesthetist’s existing tools and workflows when intubating patients

Low-cost video stylet promises improved intubation

Changes in breathing rate can often be the first sign of patient deterioration in several diseases

Wearable sensor monitors breathing for signs of illness