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Rock solid science, passion help fuel successful startups
Entrepreneurs and scientists gathered at Stanford recently to discuss how to use scientific discoveries to launch startups and improve patient care.
A new kind of prosthetic foot, and a new way to design them
A team of Stanford engineers has developed an approach to prosthetic creation based on performance that may allow for the design of inexpensive limbs.
Designing an inexpensive surgical headlight: A Q&A with a Stanford surgeon
Millions of people are at risk from inadequate or unreliable lighting during surgery, so a Stanford surgeon is part of a team developing an affordable surgical headlamp.
On the importance of culture, partnerships and diversity at the Dean’s Lecture Series
At a recent Dean's Lecture Series, Dean Lloyd Minor discussed organizational culture and diversity with Emma Walmsley, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline.
Experimenting — and playing: A workshop on creativity
Award-winning artist Joel Slayton led a workshop to spur Stanford biomedical researchers to tap into their playful side by building a nest for a toy drone.
About the future: A look at the Pediatric Innovation Showcase
Experts came to Stanford for the Pediatric Innovation Showcase to learn about many approaches to helping children's health, from social media to surgery.
Registration now open for Stanford’s Big Data in Precision Health conference
The seventh annual Big Data in Precision Health conference will be held May 22 and 23 on the Stanford campus; registration is now open.
To learn secrets of lab-grown “gutballs,” scientists turn them inside out
Intestinal tissue can be cultured in the form of little hollow "gutballs." To make them more useful, scientists figured out how to turn them inside out.
Preventing osteoarthritis, an orthopaedic surgeon’s goal
Orthopaedic surgeon Constance Chu has spent her career seeking ways to prevent osteoarthritis from developing after a knee injury.
Nice doctors make a difference
Being treated by kind, warm physicians can demonstrably improve patient health, Stanford social psychologists have found.
Stanford Medicine Health Trends Report examines opportunity to democratize health care
The Stanford Medicine 2018 Health Trends Report found that an explosion of data in medicine is democratizing health care.
The heartbeat seat: Demoing new well-being technologies in a car
As part of a writer's reporting for a magazine story, she tested out new technology that's meant to keep drivers more relaxed.
Using technology to make commuters not-so-fast and not-so-furious
Robots, virtual meditation and steering wheels that sense stress are all part of a researcher's plan to create an environment that enhances your well-being.
Stanford Medicine magazine explores how digital technology is changing health care
The latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine explores the potential for digitally driven innovation to transform health education, diagnostics and care.
Disrupt Diabetes draws patients into innovation process
A design challenge called Disrupt Diabetes was created and spearheaded by two Stanford seniors — best friends and aspiring doctors who felt that innovations for people with diabetes should bubble up from patients’ daily experiences and priorities.