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IDing Counterfeit Drugs Might Be Easier Than You Think

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IDing Counterfeit Drugs Might Be Easier Than You Think https://hackaday.com/2026/03/22/iding-counterfeit-drugs-might-be-easier-than-you-think/
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IDing Counterfeit Drugs Might Be Easier Than You Think

Odds are, you’ve taken pills before; it’s a statistical certainty that some of you reading this took several this morning. Whenever you do, you’re at the mercy of the manufacturer…

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Hackaday Mar 10

Blood Tests Could Provide Early Warning of Alzheimers Disease

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13 Mar 10

Blood Tests Could Provide Early Warning of Alzheimers Disease https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/blood-tests-could-provide-early-warning-of-alzheimers-disease/
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Blood Tests Could Provide Early Warning Of Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimer’s disease remains a frustratingly difficult condition to manage for the millions of patients affected worldwide and their families. The cause of the disease is still not properly un…

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13 Feb 17

What the FDA’s 2026 Wellness Device Update Means for Wearables https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/what-the-fdas-2026-wellness-device-update-means-for-wearables/
#MedicalHacks #Medicaldevices #Privacy #Wearableelectronics

What The FDA’s 2026 Wellness Device Update Means For Wearables

With more and more sensors being crammed into the consumer devices that many of us wear every day, the question of where medical devices begin and end, and how they should be regulated become ever …

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13 Feb 11

Motorola’s Password Pill Was Just One Idea https://hackaday.com/2026/02/11/motorolas-password-pill-was-just-one-idea/
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Motorola’s Password Pill Was Just One Idea

Let’s face it; remembering a bunch of passwords is the pits, and it’s just getting worse as time goes on. These days, you really ought to have a securely-generated key-smash password fo…

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Hackaday Feb 11

Motorola’s Password Pill Was Just One Idea

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13 Jan 27

Regrowing Teeth Might Not Be Science Fiction Anymore https://hackaday.com/2026/01/27/regrowing-teeth-might-not-be-science-fiction-anymore/
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Regrowing Teeth Might Not Be Science Fiction Anymore

The human body is remarkably good at handling repairs. Cut the skin, and the blood will clot over the wound and the healing process begins. Break a bone, and the body will knit it back together as …

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13 Jan 22

New Drug Hopes To Treat Sleep Apnea Without Masks https://hackaday.com/2026/01/22/new-drug-hopes-to-treat-sleep-apnea-without-masks/
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New Drug Hopes To Treat Sleep Apnea Without Masks

Sleep apnea is a debilitating disease that many sufferers don’t even realize they have. Those afflicted with the condition will regularly stop breathing during sleep as the muscles in their t…

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13 Jan 14

Genetic Therapy Aims To Bring Hearing To Those Born Deaf https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/genetic-therapy-aims-to-bring-hearing-to-those-born-deaf/
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Genetic Therapy Aims To Bring Hearing To Those Born Deaf

For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology. It uses electronics to step in as a replacement for the biological ear th…

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