Engineering and Technology

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September 11, 2013

Vanderbilt Medicine: Robotics revolution

In the foreseeable future, robots will be sticking steerable needles in your brain to remove blood clots; capsule robots will be crawling up your colon as a painless replacement for the colonoscopy; and ultra-miniaturized snake robots will remove tumors from your bladder and other body cavities.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 2, 2013

Telerobotic system designed to treat bladder cancer

An interdisciplinary collaboration of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt and Columbia Universities has designed a robotic microsurgery system specifically designed to treat bladder cancer, the sixth most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the most expensive to treat.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 28, 2013

Technology transfer efforts bolstered by recent agreements

Last month, Vanderbilt University announced a collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline, a leading pharmaceutical and consumer health care company, to develop potential new drugs for severe obesity.

By Bill Snyder
March 23, 2013

Humanoid robot helps train children with autism

An interdisciplinary team of mechanical engineers and autism experts at Vanderbilt University have developed an adaptive robotic system and used it to demonstrate that humanoid robots can be powerful tools for enhancing the basic social learning skills of children with autism.

By VUMC News and Communications
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March 5, 2013

High Fidelity: Cochlear implant users report dramatically better hearing with new Vanderbilt process

Longtime cochlear implant users are reporting such dramatic improvements in their hearing, thanks to new image-guided programming methods developed by Vanderbilt University researchers.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 2, 2011

A better picture of bone strength

A component of some MRI scans reveals that “soft” components, like collagen and collagen-bound water, are important players in bone strength.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 12, 2011

Seven Vanderbilt University Faculty Honored by AAAS Scientific Society

By Leigh MacMillan
May 28, 2010

Vanderbilt medical researchers, engineers play major role in new national center established to secure the privacy of electronic health information

Slowly but steadily the U.S. health care community is moving into the digital age: shifting their medical records from paper to electronic information systems. This movement raises serious concerns about security and privacy of patients’ medical information.
By VUMC News and Communications
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