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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Study Finds Little Difference in Effectiveness between Branded Diets Amputees who have an increased risk for weight gain because of ...

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

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

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

Several nationally recognized organizations are coming together to sponsor a full-day conference that will highlight and mainstream the work of ...

The axolotl, a rare and unusual salamander native to Mexico, has the ability to regenerate an amazing variety of body ...

This year, thousands of people in communities across the country will Join the Millions in the fight to Stop Diabetes® ...

The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is accepting applications for its annual Access for Athletes grant though December 5. Applicants are ...

Berling The most recent winners of Ottobock's C-Leg 15-Year Anniversary Photo Contest have been named. The June winner is David ...

WWAST travels the country hosting high-spirited and interactive exhibition games to bring a message of resiliency to communities. Photograph courtesy ...

Healthcare providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid painkillers in 2012-many more in some states than in others-according to a ...

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a nationwide campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and honors the diverse ...

The preview issue of Amplitude has been printed and will be sent the first week of September with the current ...

Working-age adults with disabilities who do not get any aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely than their active ...

Running May Reduce Risk of Death for Amputees Regardless of Duration, Speed Running for only a few minutes a day ...

A new study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was published in The Lancet ...

Most Amputations Are Preventable with Earlier Medical Care, Researchers Say It's no secret that poverty is bad for your health. ...

The Amputee Coalition has named three new members to its Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee (SciMAC). Deb Velez, BSN, MN, ...

Dudley S. Childress, PhD, passed away on August 6, after a long illness. He was 79. Childress was born on ...

New Training Program Prepares Veterans, Others to Enter Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Grabianowski at the DOE Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. He is ...

President Obama traveled to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on August 7, where he signed House Resolution (H.R.) 3230, titled the Veterans ...

The Amputee Coalition announced that Ashby (AJ) Henningsen, 20, of Baltimore, Maryland, is the recipient of the $1,000 Christina Skoski, ...

Illustration of the IMES System courtesy of The Alfred Mann Foundation. When a muscles contracts, it generates electricity. This electrical ...

The preview issue of Amplitude, magazine will be published this month and will be mailed with the September issue of ...

A new report from the National Disability Institute (NDI) shows that 24 years after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics (NAAOP) has issued the following legislative alert: Congress is poised ...

Obesity expert Mohammad Emran, MD, has seen people try everything under the sun to lose weight. In his new book, ...

Celebrations of the July 26, 1990, signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by President George H. Bush are ...

Adults with a disability are more likely to be obese or extremely obese than those without a disability, according to ...

The Canadian Amputee Golf Association (CAGA) is accepting applications for its academic scholarship. Five scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded. ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the availability of up to $8 million in grant funding to provide ...

A researcher from TSRHC's Movement Science Laboratory times a camper's as she runs. Photography courtesy of the Dallas Zoo. Children ...

Ever find yourself eating so much after an intense exercise session that it threatens to negate all the hard work ...

According to the Caregiver Action Network, there are approximately 90 million family caregivers in the U.S. today, and two out ...

A new study shows that people with limb loss who were treated in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and units had better ...

Posted July 9, 2014 Braylon O'Neill does relay race with his dad at Össur Mobility Clinic. Photograph courtesy of Össur ...

Posted July 3, 2014 Photograph courtesy of Kevin Flatt and Ottobock. Ottobock, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has established the C-Leg 15-Year Anniversary ...

Posted July 2, 2014 Hanger, Austin, Texas, has donated $100,000 to establish the 2014-2015 Hanger Kids Scholarship to Camp No ...

Whether you are a new amputee or have been one for a long time, participating in an amputee support group ...

As Independence Day nears, emergency departments and trauma centers nationwide are already beginning to treat patients injured by fireworks. According ...

Posted June 27, 2014 If you want good health, a long life, and to feel your best well into old ...

Posted June 25, 2014 A community partnership with StoryCorps, the Disability Visibility Project is launching a yearlong campaign to encourage ...

Studies Show More Sprawl Associated with Higher Incidence of Poor Health Outcomes Posted June 24, 2014 People who live in ...