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Bringing prosthetics to people in need

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By Sarah Hampson Verified
| MaRS Discovery District
Almost 40 million people require prosthetics or orthotics, but only 10 to 15 per cent can access them. The Victoria Hand Project has developed a sustainable way of creating customized upper limb replacements anywhere in the world. “I love my hook!” enthuses Andriy Kramar, lifting up his prosthetic arm to the camera during an interview from his home in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. In 2022, Kramar was sent to the front to defend against Russian incursion.
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Fighting cancer with ... gold?!?!

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By Sarah Hampson Verified
| Be Giant Verified
7 min read In a small, cluttered office at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, two scientists are excitedly explaining why they think they can fight cancer with gold. Specifically, they've created a particular gold nanoparticle - a rod of tiny atoms of gold - that can be aimed at cancer cells and then superheated to destroy them. Early results have shown promise and turbocharged the researchers' enthusiasm.
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A deceptively simple way of bringing prosthetics to people in need

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By Sarah Hampson Verified
| The Toronto Star Verified
“I love my hook!” enthuses Andriy Kramar, lifting up his prosthetic arm to the camera during an interview from his home in Ivano-Frankivsk, a small village in western Ukraine. In 2022, after three months of military training, Kramar was sent to the front to defend against the Russian incursion. A few months later, the 41-year-old father of two, a builder by trade, lost his right arm during an explosion.
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