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Coating our gut walls with glue could treat lactose intolerance

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Coating our gut walls with glue could treat lactose intolerance

A glue that coats the interior of the gut when swallowed can be enhanced with enzymes to treat lactose intolerance, tests in pigs show – and it could also help treat obesity

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AI mimics the way doctors think to make better medical diagnoses

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Fatal cardiac arrests could be hiding opioid overdose deaths in the US

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How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

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Genetically modified goats can produce cancer drugs in their milk

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Turning the spleen into a liver saves mice from fatal organ damage

The spleens of live mice can be transformed into liver-like organs as a treatment for severe liver damage that could one day replace transplants in humans

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Fidget spinner device can diagnose UTIs in under an hour without a lab

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How DeepMind's artificial intelligence is reinventing the eye exam

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