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11:26am, 9th May, 2019

Researchers develop viable, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam

(Washington State University) Washington State University researchers have developed an environmentally-friendly, plant-based material that for the first time works better than Styrofoam for insulation.

Biopsy alternative: 'Wearable' device captures cancer cells from blood

5:44am, 1st April, 2019

Physics

Biopsy alternative: 'Wearable' device captures cancer cells from blood

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood. Developed by a team of engineers and doctors at the University of Mich...

C-sections by trained health officers a safe alternative

4:12am, 14th February, 2019

Humans

C-sections by trained health officers a safe alternative

(Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Sierra Leone has few doctors and even fewer surgeons to serve its seven million people. Since 2011, a non-profit group called CapaCare has been training community health officers to perform basic lifes...

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Researchers develop viable, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam

Biopsy alternative: 'Wearable' device captures cancer cells from blood

C-sections by trained health officers a safe alternative

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