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There are certain types of wounds that just won't heal, sometimes requiring doctors to perform a skin graft. Given that there are drawbacks to traditional grafting techniques, however, scientists recently conducted a study on a system that's designed to address those shortcomings.
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Even the healthiest over-65s are at risk of taking a fall, but monitoring their movements can impact heavily on their independence. Researchers have developed a system to monitor elderly people in their homes, watching out for signs that a fall might be imminent and alerting caregivers.
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Researchers from the University of Missouri (US) in collaboration with a team from the Federal University of ABC in Brazil (UFABC) have published a paper describing an organic route to light the screens of handheld devices with biodegradable materials.
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A nuclear-powered, water-based battery that is claimed to be both longer lasting and more efficient than current battery technologies, and which may eventually be used as a dependable power supply in vehicles and spacecraft, has been produced by researchers at the University of Missouri.
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Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a boron neutron capture therapy that kills tumors without harming healthy neighboring tissue.
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Researchers have created gold nanoparticles that allow an alpha particle-emitting element to be directed to small cancer tumors.
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ScienceAn engineering team from the University of Missouri has invented an accelerator about the size of a stick of gum that can create X-rays and other forms of radiation, opening up the possibility of cheap and portable X-ray scanners.
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Micro-bubbles have been used to pinpoint inflamed areas of arteries in pigs, paving the way for use in humans.
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Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed an app that combines a smartphone’s GPS, compass and imaging capabilities to calculate the exact location of distant objects and track their speed and direction.
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Taking inspiration from the human eye, researchers at the University of Missouri have developed an inkjet print nozzle that prevents the printer head from becoming clogged when not in use.
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A plant-based protein food called Beyond Meat that promises to look, feel, taste and act like chicken meat has hit US stores.
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Scientists have demonstrated that a natural cancer drug can be created by soaking soybeans in water.
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