A research team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has, for the first time, successfully ...

A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ...

Following is a transcript of the video. 8 prostheses that are changing lives These silicone aesthetic and functional prostheses are made to look realistic. Each prosthesis is custom-made by taking ...

Mohamed Dhaouafi was training to be an engineer in Tunisia when a story about a fellow student’s 12-year-old cousin put him on a path toward prosthetics. The girl was born without arms, but her ...

After the initial shock of the Boston Marathon bombings wore off, many people began to wonder—quite rightly—what the future would hold for those who lost limbs in the explosions. In the past, the ...

A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ...

THIKA, Kenya (AP) — When Mary Mwangi got her cancer diagnosis, she imagined death would follow shortly. She did not expect that her hobby of knitting, which she took up while recovering, would affect ...

This article discusses common myths associated with the use of external breast prostheses and the impact this misinformation may have on the quality of life of women after mastectomy. A review of the ...

Decoding motor intentions directly from within peripheral nerves may enable more natural and intuitive control of prosthetic limbs. In the study, researchers successfully interpreted signals from the ...