Researchers have built a prosthetic hand that, with the help of artificial intelligence, can act a lot more like a natural one. The key is to have the hand recognize when the user wants to do ...

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 ...

Technology is more than just mechanisms and design -- it's ultimately about people. Adriene Simon/College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, CC BY-SA To think about an artificial limb is to think ...

Scientists have developed a new ‘nerve interface’ technology that allows users to have greater control and precision when using prosthetic hands. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you ...

New fMRI evidence shows that the brain’s hand and lip maps remain stable years after amputation, reshaping our understanding of neuroplasticity and guiding future prosthetic and rehabilitation ...

CORSICANA, Texas — When Wyndi Adkins opted to go public, asking for help after life threw her one really bad curve, she was just hoping to get some of her independence back. A year later, a bit of her ...

Kent Carson had a full life -- travel, a fiancee, a job as a branch bank manager. He was so healthy he never missed a day on the job, until the late summer of 2012, when he suddenly began suffering ...

Davon Vanterpool was rushed to the hospital after his gums were left "severely inflamed and bleeding" following a routine ...

(THE CONVERSATION) To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world.