For Surgery, an Automated Helping Hand
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Dr. Michael R. Treat is hard at work on an invention he hopes will change the way surgeons work in the operating room - an automated helping hand.
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Researchers train a monkey to feed itself by guiding a mechanical arm with its mind. It could be a big step forward for prosthetics. By David Cohn.
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Team works to create sensor-rich environment that can tell if you're having trouble sleeping, losing weight or even developing a joint problem.
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An innovative navigation system uses optical signals from hospital lights to guide patients with traumatic brain injuries around hospitals.
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Research could lead to improvements in prosthetic limbs and robotsScientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple everyday act of picking up a cup of coffee.
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A highly functional bionic hand which was invented by a Scottish NHS worker has gone on the market.
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Device allows viewers to operate on/off switch, change channels or volume by simple hand gestures.
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Japanese companies design 'helper robots' that could assist an aging population.
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Using new technology, injured or disabled workers can talk their way to productivity.
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A technique for determining whether cancer has spread could save many patients from surgery.
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Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?
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Telerobotic surgery performed in zero-gravity environment holds promise for  medicine in space and on the battlefield.
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A bionic hand, controlled by the patient's mind and muscles, goes on the market
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The federal government has approved plans to deploy a robot developed to help stroke victims gain control of arm muscles.
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A robotic baby that breathes, burps and can be X-rayed is being used by medical students in Kent.
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Armed with miniaturized medical devices, surgeons bring advanced care to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan just moments after they're hurt. By Randy Dotinga.
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A new generation of complex, electronic birth simulators allow medical students to practice labor and birth -- especially when there are complications. Meet the mannequins.