Medical research

New technology to speed up testing of cancer drugs

A new technology that could speed up the testing of drugs and reduce the use of animals in the lab has been developed by scientists at The University of Nottingham.

Surgery

Scientists 3-D print human of the future

Interactive 3-D models of human joints, showing how common medical complaints have arisen and how we are likely to evolve in the future, have been created at Oxford University.

Surgery

'Lifelike' human body to help train surgeons

A researcher has used 3-D printing to create an imitation human body with the tactile qualities of living organs to train surgeons dealing with trauma emergencies.

Oncology & Cancer

3D printing brain tumours to improve treatment

Scientists at a Heriot-Watt University plan to 3D print tumour-like constructs to better understand the biology of malignant brain tumours that kill around 5,000 people each year in the UK.

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