medical
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Australian Researchers May Have Found A Way To Regenerate Body Parts, And It Involves Seaweed
Seaweed could be the answer to regenerating bone and tissue in treatments for diseases such as cancer and schizophrenia.
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One Day, Your Smartphone’s Screen Could Be Used To Test Blood
Patients who rely on the use of coagulants to limit the formation of blood clots in their veins also require frequent and regular trips to the hospital for tests to monitor their blood flow. It’s a time-consuming side effect that researchers at EPFL hope they have solved with a portable test that relies on a…
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A Wearable IV Pole Is Like Morphine-2-Go For Patients
Even when a patient recovering from surgery is strong enough to get out of bed, they’re still usually tethered to an IV bag for medication — which means they have to drag around one of those awkward IV poles even when just going to the bathroom. But if they’re strong enough, they might soon be…
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These Robotic Super Socks Will Aid Rehabilitation
Science fiction has given us a vision of the future where humans might one day enjoy super-strength and abilities while wearing a rigid robotic exoskeleton suit. But back here in reality, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a soft bio-robotic socks designed to assist those who have difficulty with something as simple as walking.