Logan Heights mother Arisbeth Munoz receives prosthetic arm nearly a year after surviving flesh-eating disease that required ...

Prosthetic limbs have come a really long way from being peg legs, hooks, and whatnot. The most advanced ones right now are often imbued with advanced robotics, which offer far more function and a ...

Many amputees sometimes feel like the limb they lost is still there. For reasons that aren’t fully understood, these phantom limbs are registered as extant limbs by the brain, and may lead to feelings ...

First-of-Kind Prosthetic Arm DEKA Integrated Solutions has received FDA marketing approval for the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A medical advancement inspired by a "Star Wars" Jedi character is improving the lives of amputees thanks to its innovative range of movements. Junius Moore lost part of his arm ...

An operation to surgically implant a bionic hand prosthesis on a 45-year-old patient has been successfully completed at the American Medical Centre, giving him the chance to regain a functional upper ...

Given that parents are already reluctant to buy fancy clothes that their small child will soon outgrow, then it follows that they would really question buying their amputee toddler a high-tech ...

A 5-year-old British boy who was born without a large portion of his left arm can finally give his younger brother a hug after receiving a “Hulk”-inspired prosthetic arm. Jacob Scrimshaw, who was born ...

A man in Sweden has become the first recipient of a mind-controlled prosthetic arm that is directly interfaced with muscle, bone and nerves. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to ...

About 75 percent of amputees exhibit mobility of their phantom limb. Using this information, researchers have developed a prototype capable of detecting these movements and activating a prosthetic arm ...

Logan Heights mother Arisbeth Munoz receives prosthetic arm nearly a year after surviving flesh-eating disease that required ...