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New research by biomedical engineers at the University of Minnesota (U of M), Minneapolis, shows that people who practice yoga ...

According to a recent study, a single application of a common anesthetic procedure could be the answer to alleviating anxiety, ...

Image of the bubble actuator, embedded in a liner, that the UT Arlington research team is designing and building, courtesy ...

A team of international researchers said that while advances have been made to make prosthetic hands and fingers look real ...

Despite having a leg amputation and only having two fingers on his left hand, 9-year-old Ezra Frech strives every day ...

Researchers with the Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (Cleveland VA), Ohio, and at ...

Ortiz Catalan (left) and Brånemark (right) with the first patient treated with the osseointegrated implant system for neural control. Photographs ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced $14,837,785 in grants to six states to improve employment opportunities for adults and ...

The Kicking for Kids Who Can’t Kick-a-Thon event will be held at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall in Washington, ...

Ottobock announced Hilbert Potter of Louisville, Kentucky, as the August winner of the company’s C-Leg 15-Year Anniversary Photo Contest. Potter ...

Photograph by Kate Eng. Nearly 600 high school riders from 55 schools took to the trails on September 21 for ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, are continuing to seek volunteers to take an online survey relating to ...

A team that includes U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers is developing a new prosthetic foot that will give ...

Thirteen research projects totaling approximately $21.7 million over five years will explore nondrug approaches to managing pain and related health ...

According to a new report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project, amputation rates show substantial variation across U.S. regions among all ...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert A. McDonald announced the award of approximately $8 million in grants to provide adaptive ...

Joshua Mullen, CPO, has received the Faxton Cup Award from the Regional Rehabilitation Center at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH), ...

Retired Marine Cpl. Alex Minsky’s life took an unexpected turn this year as he sat on a couch next to ...

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), Edmond, has been recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) with a Rings of ...

Retired Paralympic Nordic ski coach Jon Kreamelmeyer received the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, ...

Dickson makes his way up the wall. Photograph courtesy of Top30. The 14-member U.S. team snagged seven medals at the ...

As they approached their golden years, one problem Philip and Ruth Barash didn’t foresee was having to struggle through their ...

A positive outlook and support from people around them help individuals with diabetes cope with psychosocial challenges of the disease, ...

From multivitamins to supplements that are purported to help with everything from depression to treating athlete’s foot, whole stores are ...

Research into Better and Less-Toxic Treatments More Important than Ever Stuart Siegel, MD. Photograph courtesy of CHLA. Fifty years ago, ...

Exclusive live coverage from Amplitude. Winter the dolphin made an appearance at the blue carpet event. Photographs by Laura Fonda ...

Photograph courtesy of BAMC. Staff Sgt. Michael Smith lost his arm and nearly his life to a hit and run ...

Attending the Amputee Coalition’s youth camp allows campers, such as (from left) Kylie Smith and Alexandra Jobe, to make new ...

The Amputee Coalition board of directors has appointed Susan Stout as president & CEO of the organization, effective November 1. ...

Researchers in the Intelligent Systems, Robotics, and Cybernetics group at Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia), Albuquerque, New Mexico, have developed a ...

National Disability Institute (NDI) has extended the entry deadline for its 4th Annual My American Dream – Voices of Americans ...

November marks National Family Caregivers Month, a time coordinated by the National Family Caregivers Association to acknowledge family caregivers and ...

A University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) professor applied robot control theory to enable powered lower-limb prostheses to dynamically ...

On December 3, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 404-17 to pass H.R. 647, the Achieving a Better Life Experience ...

The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) has welcomed new officers and board members for fiscal year 2014-2015, as follows: ...

Saint Louis University (SLU) researcher Daniela Salvemini, PhD, and colleagues within SLU, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other ...

For Americans, the cost of diabetes has never been greater. Not only does the disease harm citizens, it also puts ...

Photograph courtesy of NC State University. Powered lower-limb prosthetic devices hold promise for improving the mobility of amputees, but errors ...

On November 24, National Disability Institute (NDI) Executive Director Michael Morris issued the following statement on the Achieving a Better ...

People diagnosed with diabetes in midlife are more likely to experience significant memory and cognitive problems during the next 20 ...

A special type of fat found in some people could be used to manage type 2 diabetes. Scientists from Monash ...

From Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, the holidays can be fun and heartwarming. They can also be exhausting and stressful. ...

Two new medications for treating Type 2 diabetes could provide the added benefit of weight loss, according to Robert Aden, ...

The Amputee Coalition and the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) have partnered to offer a new tool, ...

Caswell and Tami share a moment before his surgery. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Poe. At ...

It is called “the best day in triathlon,” and for good reason: camaraderie, smiles, and support abound. It is a ...

Palmiero-Winters during the competition. Photograph courtesy of Tough Mudder. On November 15, amputee Amy Palmiero-Winters took on one of the ...

Patients and volunteers send their thanks to program supporters. Photograph courtesy of Limbs of Freedom. Limbs of Freedom, a project ...

Photograph of Brentz courtesy of Karl Hugh, Mesquite ParaLong Drive local organizing committee. For the second year in a row, ...