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A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier
The new device, which can be incorporated into a bra, could allow more frequent monitoring of patients at high risk for breast cancer.
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Tiny surgical robots could transform detection and treatment of cancers
A tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs to detect and treat the first signs of cancer has been developed by researchers at the University of Leeds.
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Detecting deadly heart condition sooner
Combining two types of heart scan could help doctors to detect a deadly heart condition before symptoms and signs on conventional tests appear, new research co-led by the University of Leeds shows.
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New therapeutic target for Parkinson’s disease discovered
Restoring contacts between mitochondria and lysosomes improves neuronal function
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Dissolving cardiac device monitors, treats heart disease
Soft, wireless implant monitors the heart without requiring removal
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Precision Neuroscience’s brain implant maps electrical activity in a first-in-human trial
Created by a founder of Elon Musk’s Neuralink, Precision has developed a device with some 1.000 electrodes in a one square centimeter flexilbe film. the trial could open the way to a computer-brain interface.
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Owlet receives FDA clearance for prescription pulse oximetry baby sock
Clearance of the new system settles a controversy that began last year when Owl sold a similar pulse oximetry device over the counter, but was ordered to pull it from sale and seek regulatory approval as a medical device.
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Powerful chemotherapy drug reaches brain tumors using novel ultrasound technology
Device uses microbubbles to open blood-brain barrier to treat glioblastoma in humans