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| NEW DEVICE TO HELP PREMATURE BABIES |
| Australian scientists have invented a simple device that is ready to help thousands of premature babies in third-world countries who suffer from respiratory difficulties - problems that can cause brain damage and blindness. |
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| JUST A TINY PRICK |
| Tiny silicon needles can deliver drugs with less pain in each prick, according to U.S researchers.
Dr Devin McAllister of the Georgia Institute of Technology and his team in Atlanta created a variety of needle shapes using different materials. |
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| RESEARCHERS CREATE POTENTIAL TOXIC SENSOR CHIP BY COMBINING ELECTRONICS WITH LIVING CELL |
| In experiments conducted at the University of California, Berkeley, researchers have found a way to tap into the telltale electrical signals that mark cell death, opening the door to the creation of a "canary on a chip" that can be used to sound the alarm of a biochemical attack or test drug toxicity on human tissue. |
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| A PERSONALLY TRAINABLE HEARING AID |
| An Australian engineer has developed a hearing aid that can be "trained" by its users to adjust automatically to their individual preferences for different sound environments. |
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