David Brockman, a retired CalFire captain and avid outdoorsman, built a deck in the backyard of his home last year, without the use of his dominant right hand, which he lost in an accident. The ...

An artificial big toe attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world’s earliest functional prosthetic body part, say scientists. Research at The University of Manchester ...

A wooden big toe that enabled a priest's daughter to walk around 3,000 years ago has been found to be even more complex than researchers believed. It is thought to be one of the oldest prosthetic ...

If the inner socket of a prosthetic leg doesn't conform to the contours of the user's leg stump, considerable pain and even skin ulcers may result. A new prosthesis should help keep that from ...

BURNSVILLE, Minn – Sixteen-month-old Vincent Lynick zooms around his backyard pushing a toy lawnmower, unfazed by a prosthetic leg that helped him take his first true steps. "I think I cried when he ...

A man whose right hand was amputated at the age of 20 is now able to feel the temperature of the objects he touches with his prosthetic hand, thanks to a new device integrated in it 1. The device, ...

Archaeologists found a skeleton buried with a prosthetic hand in Germany. The man is believed to have died between 1450 and 1620 at between 30 and 50 years old. The discovery demonstrates advanced ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Lindsay Wildlife Experience and anonymous tech designers have joined forces to create a first-of-its kind 3D printed leg for an injured owl. Lindsay Wildlife Experience is a ...