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Robot that climbs through gut without losing grip could deliver drugs

A robot that uses its spiked feet to cling to the mucus-covered lining of the gut could one day climb through the human body to install monitoring devices or deliver therapies

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A 3D printed tourniquet designed by Canadian company Glia

Technology

3D-printed tourniquets could save lives in conflict zones

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All the tablets cancer patient Ann-Marie takes in a month. I have been collecting a month of empty packaging, and have taken photos from arrival to making into dossett boxes some 50 tablets a day, making 1500 a month

Health

Radiotherapy masks to hellebore root: see the ways we confront cancer

Regulars

An ant applying medical treatment to another ant with an injured leg

Life

Ants treat infected wounds of nestmates with medicine from their back

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People queue for a PCR covid-19 test in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 30 November 2021

Health

Covid-19 news archive: April 2022

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A person at a covid-19 test centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK, on 21 December

Health

Covid-19 news archive: March 2022

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Health

Genetic test for mutation that leads to antibiotic-induced deafness

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Covid-19 news archive: February 2022

Health

Covid-19 news archive: February 2022

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Automated chemistry: The machines that can discover new drugs

Technology

Automated chemistry: The machines that can discover new drugs

Features

Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

Comment

Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

Drugs to help people fall in love are increasingly becoming viable, but they could cause harm as well as happiness, says Anna Machin

Comment

Health

Covid-19 news archive: January 2022

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Health

Frogs regrow amputated legs after treatment with a chemical cocktail

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Health

We are finally beginning to understand migraines and how to treat them

Features

We are finally beginning to understand migraines and how to treat them

Features

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