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Mapping Phantom Limb Pain Within the Brain

Mapping Phantom Limb Pain Within the Brain

Neuroscientists have found objective biomarkers of chronic pain from inside the brain of individuals suffering from phantom limb pain (PLP) ...
Bespoke Bodies: The Art and Science of Prosthetic Limbs

Bespoke Bodies: The Art and Science of Prosthetic Limbs

Many of today’s prosthetic design concepts have their roots in World War I. A major museum exhibition opening in June ...
Return Ascender: Kirstie Ennis Has Everest Back in Her Sights

Return Ascender: Kirstie Ennis Has Everest Back in Her Sights

Kirstie Ennis hopes to become the first American woman amputee to complete the Seven Summits. This month on Everest, she ...
Amputees Are Taking the Plunge into Water Sports

Amputees Are Taking the Plunge into Water Sports

Water sports have relatively low barriers to entry for amputees, and they’re rejuvenating for mind, body, and spirit. Here's how ...

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Invictus Games Scheduled For Thursday

Invictus Games Scheduled For Thursday

More than 550 wounded, ill, and injured service men and women from 18 allied nations are expected to compete in ...
Get Moving For Happiness

Get Moving For Happiness

Weiyun Chen, PhD, University of Michigan (U-M) associate professor in kinesiology, wanted to know if exercise increased positive mental health ...
Finding A Way

Finding A Way

Victor Meier’s story is not about only having one arm. His story is about tenaciously finding a way to do ...
How Will You Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month?

How Will You Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month?

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that this year’s official National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) theme will be ...
The Cost Of Non-optimized Medications

The Cost Of Non-optimized Medications

Researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego estimate that illness and death resulting from non-optimized medication therapy costs ...
Free Books Available For Wheelchair Users

Free Books Available For Wheelchair Users

If you use a wheelchair, you may want to get the following free books from Wheel:Life, an online community that ...
Depressed? Check Your Medicine Cabinet

Depressed? Check Your Medicine Cabinet

A study from University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) researchers suggests that more than one-third of U.S. adults may be ...
Fewer Dental Visits By Diabetics Concerning

Fewer Dental Visits By Diabetics Concerning

Adults with diabetes are less likely to visit the dentist than people with prediabetes or without diabetes, according to a ...
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