Woman is fitted with 'bionic' arm
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A former US Marine becomes the world's first woman to be fitted with a "bionic" arm she can control by thought alone.
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(WebMD) It sounds a little like science fiction, but researchers in the Netherlands report they were able to preserve fertility in a 29-year-old cervical cancer patient by removing her ovary prior to treatment and placing it inside her upper arm.
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A patient in a vegetative state can communicate using her thoughts, according to research.
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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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A WOMAN undergoing cancer treatment has had one of her ovaries transplanted into her left arm, it was revealed yesterday. Despite its unusual new location, the ovary is said to be functioning normally.
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U.S. health officials said on Friday they approved a new device that could help save the arms and legs of injured soldiers and trauma victims.
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Surgery to transplant a woman&#39;s entire ovary to her upper arm is feasible and can preserve fertility in patients undergoing radiation treatments that leave
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A new body is set to regulate a range of complementary therapies such as homeopathy and aromatherapy.
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The combination of a rubber sheet, embedded graphite particles and an array of organic transistors makes for an artificial pressure-sensitive skin.
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Movable parts in a silicone face enable 'emotional' response to key words.
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People with spinal-cord injuries can't urinate on command, but implants promise to reconnect their bladders to their brains. In Bodyhack.
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ARM gets slapped for making a pricey buy.
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Nature is pretty good at solving engineering problems, so designers are increasingly turning to biomimetics to improve their products and ideas. By Rowan Hooper.
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NEW YORK  - Treadmill training with assistance of robot-driven leg supports, a device called the Lokomat, helps build muscle mass in partially paralyzed stroke patients, German researchers report in the February issue of Stroke.
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Arts & entertainment: When Vicky Malin decided she wanted to be an acrobat, nothing got in her way - not even her cerebral palsy. Julie Bindel meets her.
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According to an article in this month's Science Journal, researchers at Simon Frasier University in British Columbia have developed a new technology to generate electricity from the natural motion of walking. Assistant professor of kinesiology Max Donelan and other team members say their biomechanical energy harvester promises to revolutionize the way people charge the batteries that power all sorts of mobile devices, like laptops, cell phones, and emergency rescue gear.
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A more gentle form of yoga is catching on in some retirement communities. The yoga mat is replaced by the chair. Sometimes two.