Posts tagged with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Last Updated: Feb. 10, 2017 · 6:20 p.m.

Plans for a landmark $200M research center to combat cancer and aging have been unveiled by Pitt and UPMC

University of Pittsburgh bioengineering graduate student John Downey holds a computer chip with points that get inserted into the brain. The tips record neurons enabling those with spinal cord injuries to control a robotic arm.

Pitt, UPMC’s mind-controlled robotic arm tops bracket naming ‘best innovation in science and medicine’

The robotic arm beat out a 3-D printed hyperelastic bone, a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis and more.

UPMC’s Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, 90, who performed the first successful liver transplant, died Saturday

UPMC neurosurgeons agree: No Bieber while operating