A teenager born without the lower part of her right arm is seeking to raise £20,000 to buy a high-tech bionic arm she said could transform her life. Sadie, 17, from Winnersh, previously used a ...

STORY: In a Nigerian laboratory, Gift Usen experienced something she’d dreamed of her entire life: the feeling of having two complete hands. Born with her left arm ending at the elbow, she tested a ...

CHICAGO — At Lane Tech High School on the city’s north side, the future is now. Students are working toward their futures and one young man working for the betterment of all. Divine Favour Osuji is ...

Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm powered by electric signals from the user’s muscles. Manufactured by Manchester, ...

A groundbreaking prosthetic hand that can restore the sense of touch is moving closer to reality for people living with upper limb amputations, thanks to a major federal investment in Cleveland ...

In a new leap for neurobiology and bioelectronics, Northwestern University scientists have developed a wireless device that uses light to send information directly to the brain—bypassing the body's ...

Cyborgs are here -- or, at least, they're in DARPA laboratories. For a while now, the Defense Department agency, alongside civilian researchers, has been working to develop prosthetic limbs that can ...

Few entrepreneurs can claim as intimate a connection to their products as Jonathan Kuniholm. As an engineer working at the forefront of some of the latest research to improve prosthetic arms, Kuniholm ...