The device could help a million people with a severe form of macular degeneration to be able to see enough to read.

The human hand is a wonder of strength, sensitivity and discrimination — not only because of those four fingers and the opposable thumb, but also because of the human brain that controls it. No wonder ...

Ross Holland discovered a unique way to wear his prosthetic legs by turning the feet backward. "It's so much more comfortable ...

The sensations that many people take for granted the featherweight feel of a piece of fruit, that lets you hold a cherry without crushing it, or the soft touch of a loved one's hand are beyond the ...

Increasingly sophisticated prosthetic limbs are beginning to resemble natural human limbs more and more, allowing amputees to regain feelings of control, movement and even a sense of touch that they ...

A groundbreaking retinal implant called PRIMA has enabled blind patients with dry AMD to read again. The chip, powered by ...

A man in Sweden has become the first recipient of a mind-controlled prosthetic arm that is directly interfaced with muscle, bone and nerves. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to ...

Recently, I wrote about a man in Nebraska named Adam Cutshall, who got a 3D-printed finger replacement 20 years after a tragic mishap. He made the mistake of using power tools while intoxicated and ...

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While caring for Vasi, BBRC noticed that the bear had become accustomed to walking on three feet, but he wasn't moving ...