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Artificial lungs in a backpack may free people with lung failure

People with lung failure usually have to stay connected to unwieldy machines. Now a set of portable mechanical lungs could restore mobility and keep them healthier

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What makes a good surgeon? Video analysis rates suturing skills

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What makes a good surgeon? Video analysis rates suturing skills

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Robot that shows pain could teach doctors to recognise it better

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Green thinking in the era of Trump

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A person in a wheelchair looks towards a screen with a grid on it while a researcher looks on

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Mind-reading typing tool for paralysed people is fastest yet

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A smartphone held up in front of a person gazin to the right, showing the GazeSpeak app on the phone screen

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Microsoft app helps people with ALS speak using just their eyes

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A nurse using the SEND medical app that sends early warning alerts based on patients' vital signs

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NHS to start prescribing health apps that help manage conditions

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Printed ‘lab on a chip’ costs a penny and catches disease early

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Blind people ‘see’ microscope images using touch-feedback device

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Completely paralysed people use thoughts to say they are happy

Many assume that people “locked-in” by ALS have a low quality of life, but a non-invasive device that can read “yes” and “no” thoughts has found the opposite

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Recycled eggshells can be used for next-gen data storage

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How Trump’s erratic nuclear posture could spark a new arms race

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Transistor stretchier than skin for ultra-flexible wearable tech

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Simple blood test can detect genetic diseases early in pregnancy

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