Holding your arm out straight in place for long periods of time could be a strenuous task that many of us can’t undertake without feeling a considerable amount of pain. But for surgeons, tattoo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists in Vienna and London have shown that even years after an arm amputation, detailed movement commands survive in the ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Most of us do not think twice about picking up a cup of coffee, sending a quick text or carrying groceries in from the car. For people who use prosthetic hands, though, these everyday tasks can be a ...

Bionic arms for kids have a come long way from where they started 10 years ago in Central Florida. They couldn’t hold much. They were costly to make and replace for growing kids. And they didn’t have ...

An illustration showing a paralyzed individual with a spinal cord injury, implanted with intracortical electrodes in the brain. This brain-computer interface (BCI) allows the individual to control a ...

A female US Army vet who nearly died in a grenade attack in Iraq has become the first in the world to be fitted with a new 'hero' bionic arm - inspired by "Call of Duty." Danielle Green lost her left ...

Bionic arms are beginning to tap into nerve signals that linger long after a limb is gone, turning the ghost of movement into real, controllable action. Instead of relying on crude muscle twitches or ...

Losing an arm cuts more than muscle and bone. It also severs the easy, wordless link between what you want to do and what your hand can actually do. For many people with prosthetic arms, that link ...