{
  "id": 9571875,
  "title": "Skin-like patch takes less than a minute to apply and detects sleep apnea events in pilot tests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/skin-like-patch-takes-less-than-a-minute-to-apply-and-detects-sleep",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-24T14:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-skin-patch-minute-apnea-events.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A research team led by Hnin Yin Yin Nyein, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has developed a wearable device called \"HELP\" (heteromodal epidermal liquid-metal patch). Using liquid-metal technology, the soft, skin-like patch simultaneously tracks breathing and heart activity. The comfortable,…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}