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Medical & healthcare

App improves gait of people with Parkinson's disease

Independence-assisting device for elderly began as burglar alarm

A step towards touch sensitive prosthetics

Swedish firm unveils electric rehab suit

Graphene has potential as cell membrane modelling surface

New prosthesis aims to restore natural gait to amputees

New terahertz source operates at room temperature

Perception of music improved for users of cochlear implants

X-ray technique can image nano-properties in real time

Eye-inspired tunable imaging system has medical potential

Sodium-detecting breast cancer scan 'can minimise biopsies'

Device uses magnetic beads for early cancer diagnosis