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Stephanie Pappas

Scientists invent nanorobots that can repair brain aneurysms

A microscope image showing a group of small round objects.

Robots smaller than most bacteria could deliver drugs right to the site of a brain aneurysm, preventing a devastating stroke, a new animal study suggests.

The new technology has been tested only in rabbits so far. But with further study, it could become an alternative to the stents and coils that are currently used to stabilize aneurysms in human patients.

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