Amputees in 16th century Europe commissioned iron hands from artisans, many of whom had never made prostheses before. Lernestål, Erik, Livrustkammaren/SHM, CC BY-SA The human body today has many ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A local man is on the road to recovery after losing his hand in a hiking accident. "I've been hiking in San Diego since I was about 14 years old. It's one of my favorite things to ...

Sensory feedback is important for amputees to be able to explore and interact with their environment. Now, researchers have developed a device that allows amputees to sense and respond to temperature ...

Researchers have developed a device enabling individuals with amputations to experience natural temperature sensations through their prosthetic limbs, adding a human touch to social interactions. The ...

Tim Verney, War Amps regional representative for Nova Scotia, says Chloe and Jaelynn’s friendship reflects the magic of CHAMP ...

Two humanitarian workers who spent the last ten days in Koshi Province fitting prosthetic hands for amputees say Nepal ...

An amputee is suing an Alabama sheriff’s department, claiming he lost his left hand from being kept in too-tight handcuffs for hours during an arrest. Giovanni Loyola, 28, claims in a federal civil ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Five-year-old Sila Abu Aqlan curled her lip in concentration as she practiced walking for the first time on a prosthetic leg at a clinic in Gaza City. The foot of the new ...

Robo Bionics manufactures Grippy, a prosthetic hand using proprietary MMG (mechanomyography) technology that senses muscle ...

The brain holds a "map" of the body that remains unchanged even after a limb has been amputated, contrary to the prevailing view that it rearranges itself to compensate for the loss, according to new ...

Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts—the hands, lips, feet and more. But what happens to this map when a body part is ...