Dallas, TX. Michael “Shawn” Findley, a 44-year-old amputee with a wiring harness emerging from his upper left arm, is working with a UT Southwestern team to help change the way robotic hand ...

image: An MIT-developed inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control. The smart hand is soft and elastic, weighs about half a pound, and costs a fraction of comparable prosthetics.

As Eric Jones fought off cancer a few years ago, his weakened immune system left him vulnerable to strep pneumonia and sepsis, which developed into the blood-clotting disorder known as Disseminated ...

Researchers have found that the nerve cells (neurons) controlling sensation and movement of the hands show injury-induced changes for years after hand amputation, reattachment or transplant. The small ...

CHICO – April is National Limb Loss Awareness Month and Amputee Outreach, a nonprofit peer support organization, is hosting its first in-person group support meeting in more than a year. “Just like ...

The second annual Picnic in the Park, an amputee support event, occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Bethpage State Park Blue Bird Pavilion. Amputees and their families enjoyed an afternoon of food, ...

image: An MIT-developed inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control. The smart hand is soft and elastic, weighs about half a pound, and costs a fraction of comparable prosthetics.