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Scientists from Switzerland have developed an implantable blood testing laboratory that provides an immediate analysis of compounds in the body and sends the results directly to a doctor using a patients cell phone.

For patients who have lost their vision due to degenerative retinal disease, the dream of seeing again might just be a reality with Second Sight's Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, aka “the bionic eye”.

MIT researchers have developed a new fuel cell that runs on the sugar glucose; they hope the cell will be useful in powering efficient brain implants for paralyzed patients.