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Medical & healthcare

Bionic leg avoids the pitfalls of traditional passive prosthetics

Project seeks to return sense of tactile feedback to surgeons

SPR chip could provide early warning of Alzheimer’s disease

Skin-mounted electronics could help to monitor muscle activity

EU's top corporate investors 'will increase R&D spend'

Project works on respiratory aids that mimic healthy lungs

Researchers go for gold in rapid test for influenza

Vibrating glove device could help people with nerve damage

Confidence, profit, and a 40-year-old rocket

Platinum-chromium alloy used for flexible coronary stents

Tissue implant could transform reconstructive procedures

40-year-old UK man receives Total Artificial Heart implant