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Changes in breathing rate can often be the first sign of patient deterioration in several diseases

Wearable sensor monitors breathing for signs of illness

Piezoelectric biomaterial could help treat CNS injuries

The NUS team found that breast cancer cells are more vulnerable to magnetic field therapy. A 10-minute magnetic field exposure reduced the concentration of DOX – a chemotherapy drug - needed for similar amount of cancer killing by half, particularly at low doses of the drug

Magnetic pulses promote uptake of chemotherapy drug

Conventional treatments for bone defects often involve bone grafts combined with serum or bioadhesives to fill the defect

Injectable hydrogel uses light to aid bone regeneration

Ovarian tumours are common and are often detected by chance

AI outperform humans in identifying ovarian cancer

UK Medical Technology: A sector guide for Student Engineers and Recent Graduates

Students at Renishaw's New Mill STEM centre

Graduate Employer Profile: Renishaw

Major study shines spotlight on AI healthcare bias

Comment: The med-tech transforming diagnosis and treatment

The award is presented and run by the Royal Academy of Engineering (pictured) and the MacRobert Trust

Entries open for MacRobert Award 2025

The new balloon is similar to a traditional gastric balloon. It is connected to an external controller that can be attached to the skin, and the system contains a pump that inflates and deflates the balloon when needed

New gastric balloon works on demand

A centimetre cube cartilage construct via High-throughput Integrated Tissue Fabrication System for Bioprinting (HITS-Bio) in the lab of Ibrahim Ozbolat at Penn State

New technique advances rapid bioprinting