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Bringing the digital revolution into hospitals helps Parkinson’s patients
Euronews’ Jeremy Wilks travelled to Stockholm to see how a seemingly simple change in the way that doctors communicate has slashed waiting times for Parkinson’s disease patients from six months down to just seven days. It is a change...
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Venom the latest superbug killer
The venom of scorpions and spiders could provide valuable molecules in the battle against antibiotic resistant superbugs, according to scientists. Scorpions glow in the dark! Though its not known exactly why, these critters glow under UV...
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Dealing with dementia via video games
A new initiative aims to ease the suffering of the estimated 45-million people worldwide living with dementia. Scientists are collaborating with professional gamers to use a new on-screen adventure in order to accelerate research for...
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Girl to be fitted with 3D printed ear in Australia
Two-year old Maia was born with only one ear due to a congenital deformity called microtia, and currently wears a headband that transmits sound to her brain using her skull as a bone conductor. But new 3D technology being developed at...
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Could polio be eradicated by 2018?
Poliomyelitis – or polio – could be gone by 2018, according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation. Only seven cases have been identified globally so far this year. It is highly infectious and can invade the nervous system...
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Dummy mummy makes childbirth safer
A doll that gives birth could revolutionise the way maternity doctors and nurses are trained. The birthing simulator is a life-size dummy which replicates a mother in labour and allows the maternity staff to get the ‘hands on’ training...
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South Korean researchers develop a smart patch for diabetes
Most diabetics need a finger prick test several times a day to determine whether their blood sugar level is under control. But the developers of this transparent patch with its electric circuits and tiny gold plates claim that they will...
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Striking strokes with electrical brain stimulation
Researchers say electrical brain stimulation has been shown to improve the recovery of stroke patients. A study carried out at the University of Oxford is said to be a first step in finding treatments that can help patients living with...
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Zika virus – race on in the battle find a vaccine
With the global concern appearing to rise almost daily, how long it will take to produce a vaccine to fight the Zika virus? The World Health Organization recently declared it a global emergency The mosquito-borne disease is similar to...
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Eye-tracking to empower disabled children
Ian is seven years of age. He suffers from chronic encephalitis which affects his language and movement – his motor skills. Now a Swedish eye-tracking technology which is known as Tobii is giving Ian, who lives with his family in...
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UK Biobank Completes First 100,000 Full‑Body Scans, Landmark Leap in Disease Research
After an 11-year push costing around £60 million, the UK Biobank has fully scanned 100,000 volunteers—capturing over a billion anonymized MRI, X‑ray, and ultrasound images of organs, bones, blood vessels, and fat distribution. Scientists...
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This vest can map the heart's electrical data in just 5 minutes to prevent sudden cardiac death
The ECGI vest uses 256 sensors to give doctors a large amount of electrical information in just 5 minutes.
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Surgeons successfully perform the world's first transplant of a whole human eye
Aaron James destroyed much of his face in an accident with high-voltage power lines but is now recovering well from a face and eye transplant.
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Scientists in Brazil are developing the first vaccine that could help break cocaine addiction
The vaccine is designed to help produce anti-cocaine antibodies in the body of a person who is chemically dependent on the substance.
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‘Groundbreaking’ bionic arm that fuses with user’s skeleton and nerves could advance amputee care
The bionic arm has been working for years, reducing the user’s level of pain. The first person to receive it tells how life changing it has been.
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‘Mental rather than physical issue’: Bolivian start-up produces hyperrealistic prostheses
This prosthetics maker designs hyperrealistic limbs that emulate the patient's age and skin tone as closely as possible - adding in wrinkles, nail pigmentation and even tiny hairs.
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New ‘safe and effective’ Alzheimer’s drug gets full approval from US regulators
The treatment received conditional approval in January, but received full approval following a review of data from a further 1,800 patient study that showed the drug slowed cognitive decline by 5 months.
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Scientists believe these small zebrafish could hold the key to curing brain cancer in humans
Zebrafish brains share a number of characteristics with those of humans, which is why they’re being used to track the movement of cancer cells in real time.
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Meet ‘ANDI’, the sweating thermal dummy aiding research to solve heat-related illnesses
Researchers hope to use the data to design solutions such as cooling clothes or backpack exoskeletons for cooling support.
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Researchers in the UK are trialling a breath test for early detection of cancer
The breath test allows researchers to capture vapours and gases which can be analysed to detect the presence of biomarkers of certain cancers.
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Scientists have developed a super repellent that can stop 99% of mosquitos from biting your skin
Scientists in Israel have developed a new kind of “chemical camouflage” from natural components that could more effectively keep pesky mosquito bites at bay.
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The small prosthetic workshop helping war-wounded Ukrainians rebuild their lives
At the Unbroken National Rehabilitation Center in Lviv, more than 100 service members and civilians have been fitted with prosthetics over the past six months.
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Dengue fever outbreak: Biologists are sterilising virus-carrying mosquitoes with nuclear energy
Researchers at the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) are employing atomic energy to sterilise male mosquitoes which will then be released into the wild.
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Scientists in Italy develop edible battery made of almonds for use in ingestible medical devices
The battery is made from food products like almonds, capers, activated charcoal, seaweed, gold leaf and beeswax that can be fully digested by the human body without health risks.