"Bionic" arms give amputees freedom to move
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The night before her big news   conference, Claudia Mitchell cut a steak for the first time   since she lost her left arm in a motorcycle accident more than   two years ago -- thanks to her "bionic" arm.
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A unique motion-based controller from Motus is designed to create a more realistic experience for video game players.
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Federal regulators have granted clearance to market a robotic arm brace designed to help stroke survivors regain use of paralyzed limbs and relearn how to move affected muscles, the device's maker said Tuesday.
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Scientists find a supplement can stop the muscle wastage associated with extended periods of physcial inactivity.
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - U.S. researchers on Monday unveiled a computerized prosthetic ankle and foot that could change the lives of a growing number of amputees returning from battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Bonus book excerpt: The caregivers who work with combat amputees face their own emotional challenges--and rise to the occasion
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of an artificial heart made by SynCardia Systems as a temporary device for people awaiting transplants.
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Early tests are raising hopes that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal cord.
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Scientists have used stem cells and a potion of nerve-friendly chemicals to not just bridge a damaged spinal cord but actually re-grow the circuitry needed to move a muscle, helping partially paralyzed rats walk.
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A heart patient who had muscle cells transferred from his leg to his heart makes good progress.
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In research with rats, University of Pittsburgh scientists found that exercising limbs helps protect brain cells that are normally damaged or destroyed by Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites).
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Patients with chronic kidney failure could be freed from fixed dialysis machines, thanks to a wearable artificial kidney that has shown promising results in a pilot study.
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The FDA approves use of the Myomo e100 NeuroRobotic System, a high-tech gizmo that gives weakened limbs a boost and helps retrain damaged neurological pathways.
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Implanon, a rod-shaped contraceptive implanted in the upper arm for up to three years, received federal approval, health officials said Tuesday.
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Science & environment: A knee brace which can charge mobile phones and medical devices as you walk has been developed
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Researchers are studying the spinal cord of the eel-like sea lamprey in hopes that a machine based on its structure could someday enable paralyzed people to regain control of their legs. By Karen Lurie.
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Scientists have used stem cells and a soup of nerve-friendly chemicals to not just bridge a damaged spinal cord but actually regrow the circuitry needed to move a muscle, helping partially paralyzed rats walk.