UYO, Nigeria (Reuters) -Gift Usen cannot wait to have her hand. Born 25 years ago in Akwa Ibom, southern Nigeria, she has navigated through her life with only one fully developed hand. "I grew up to ...

Bionic arms for kids have a come long way from where they started 10 years ago in Central Florida. They couldn’t hold much. They were costly to make and replace for growing kids. And they didn’t have ...

Three children are feeling pure joy this December about "the best Christmas present in the world." Ettie Baker, age 8, Zoey Hampton-Pigeon, age 8, and Finn Jarvis, age 11, were all given ...

ORLANDO, Fla -- Most bionic prosthetics for amputees cost at least $10,000. Pair that with a constantly growing child and most parents of children with congenital limb difference can't even consider a ...

Bionic arms are beginning to tap into nerve signals that linger long after a limb is gone, turning the ghost of movement into real, controllable action. Instead of relying on crude muscle twitches or ...

A Johns Hopkins and DARPA-funded limb has been adapted to give a double amputee control over two bionic arms at once. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...

For most of us, they’re a medical marvel, but for amputees or those born without body parts, prosthetics are a true lifeline. Incredibly, the very first prosthetic known to human history dates back ...

DAYTON, Tenn. -- Jesse Sullivan has two prosthetic arms, but he has no problem climbing a ladder at his house and rolling on a fresh coat of paint. Sullivan's also good with a weed-whacker, bending ...

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STORY: In a Nigerian laboratory, Gift Usen experienced something she’d dreamed of her entire life: the feeling of having two complete hands. Born with her left arm ending at the elbow, she tested a ...

Losing an arm cuts more than muscle and bone. It also severs the easy, wordless link between what you want to do and what your hand can actually do. For many people with prosthetic arms, that link ...