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Underactive bladder syndrome is a condition that leaves sufferers with an inability to properly empty the organ, but an international team of researchers has been working on an advanced medical implant that could make it far easier to manage.

Detecting concussion can be tricky business but scientists are working on techniques that can provide more definitive answers, including a test that is said to reveal tell-tale signs of brain injury through the saliva.

While we have been hearing about the development of health-monitoring implantable sensors, most such devices would have to be surgically removed once no longer needed. An experimental new one, however, would just harmlessly dissolve.

When someone has suffered a stroke, it's imperative that they receive medical attention as soon as possible. And while current diagnostic procedures take some time, an experimental smartphone app could deliver results much quicker.

Scientists at Penn State University have developed a flexible sensor they say can be safely printed directly onto the skin, where it can track things like body temperature and blood oxygen levels, before being washed off once the job is done.

Scientists at Pennsylvania State University are putting forward a new solution to one of the key problems plaguing lithium metal batteries so far, demonstrating a self-assembling layer that helps to keep them in working order.

Materials that can heal themselves after becoming damaged have opened up some interesting new possibilities over the past decade or so, and a newly developed example inspired by squid ring teeth is claimed to act faster than most.

A new study out of Pennsylvania State University has offered up an exciting possibility in cancer treatment, demonstrating how a newly developed nanoparticle can target specific tumor tissue after being activated by light.

Although we're hearing more about 3D-printed replacement body parts, those parts need to be implanted via large incisions. That may not always be the case, however, thanks to a new "bio-ink" that could allow parts to be printed within the body.

Scientists at Pennsylvania State University and Stanford University are reporting a breakthrough that could greatly improve on methods to detect kidney stones, demonstrating a novel type of urine test that can return results in just 30 minutes.

While the high cost of production has proven a limitation to the widespread adoption of carbon fiber, scientists have found that a small amount of graphene could not only make it more affordable, but possibly stronger and stiffer at the same time.

Geneticists at Penn State University have manipulated the expression of one gene in a plant that makes them more resilient to environmental change – and found that this is passed down to future generations.