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The future of healthcare will be in preventing not curing illnesses – and researchers have revealed a new gadget which clips onto the inside of a toilet bowl designed to do just that.

The so-called "smart toilet” uses cameras, test strips and motion sensing technology to analyse the deposits and sends the data to a secure cloud server.

The researchers said the device could be useful to individuals who are genetically predisposed to certain conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, prostate cancer or kidney failure.

Dr Sanjiv Gambhir, professor and chair of radiology at Stanford University's School of Medicine in the US, and senior author on the study, said: "Our concept dates back well over 15 years. "When I'd bring it up, people

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