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A maze that looks like a human head

Technology

Mind-reading device uses AI to turn brainwaves into audible speech

People's brainwaves have been converted into speech using electrodes on the brain. The method could one day help people speak who have lost the ability

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medical coil

Health

Drug-releasing coil in stomach could provide better treatment for TB

News

A green light restores normal bladder control in rats

Health

Green light implant relieves urinary incontinence in rats

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New medical implants need a higher approval bar than toothbrushes

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New medical implants need a higher approval bar than toothbrushes

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MRI

Technology

Data-driven medicine is welcome but patients must always come first

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A picture of Great Ormond Street Hospital entrance

Technology

Great Ormond Street launches hospital of the future with AI and robots

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needle and thread

Health

Bandages laser-bonded to your skin may fix wounds better than stitches

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Portrait of Kath Sansom, a young, lively-looking woman, outside a house

Life

‘The pain was instant’: The devastating impact of vaginal mesh surgery

Features

Someone typing

Technology

Subtle patterns in your typing could reveal early signs of Parkinson’s

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Wireless implant lights up inside the body to kill cancer

Technology

Wireless implant lights up inside the body to kill cancer

Researchers have developed a sticky sheet that could allow a wirelessly-powered LED chip to be stuck inside the body to deliver "photodynamic therapy"

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Health

Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

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Life

Why growing human brain tissue in a dish is an ethical minefield

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Health

23andMe's breast cancer test may create false sense of security

Analysis

Technology

Virtual reality lets doctors guide you through your own guts

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