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Diabetes implant is restocked by swallowing magnetic insulin capsules

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Diabetes implant is restocked by swallowing magnetic insulin capsules

A stomach implant delivers insulin that can be refilled through capsules that are swallowed. If the device is approved for use in humans, it could revolutionise the treatment of type 1 diabetes

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Quantum microscope can examine cells in unprecedented detail

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Quantum microscope can examine cells in unprecedented detail

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heart-shaped electrocardiogram

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Smart speakers could hear your heart beating from across the room

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Elon Musk demonstrated a Neuralink brain implant in a live pig

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Elon Musk demonstrated a Neuralink brain implant in a live pig

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Coating our gut walls with glue could treat lactose intolerance

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Coating our gut walls with glue could treat lactose intolerance

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doctor and patient

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AI mimics the way doctors think to make better medical diagnoses

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Spleen and liver

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Turning the spleen into a liver saves mice from fatal organ damage

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Human ear

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Human-like ears 3D-printed inside mice as surgery-free spare parts

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Fidget spinner

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Fidget spinner device can diagnose UTIs in under an hour without a lab

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Pearse Keane at New Scientist Live 2019

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How DeepMind's artificial intelligence is reinventing the eye exam

Join Pearse Keane to find out why the NHS is collaborating with AI company DeepMind and how deep learning could transform ophthalmology

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Brain ultrasound scanner could speed diagnosis of head injuries

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What to expect from the cutting edge of science and tech in 2020

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Gel that makes teeth repair themselves could spell the end of fillings

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Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

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