Dec. 2—Joanne Pressbury of Bel Air is a three-year amputee. After Pressbury, 62, lost her leg to diabetes, her physical therapist referred her to Real Life Prosthetics for a replacement, she said.

Prosthetics have come a long way over the past half century or so. Gone are the days where "dumb" artificial limbs are the only option, and today new breakthroughs have resulted in incredibly lifelike ...

Advances in 3-D printing are making prosthetic limbs more affordable and easier to acquire. A global community called e-Nabling the Future is making low-cost prosthetic hands across the world. A ...

Prosthetic arm. Image by StarWarsRey. CC BY-SA 4.0 Prosthetic arm. Image by StarWarsRey. CC BY-SA 4.0 Researchers have developed a new breath-driven concept set to transform access to hand prosthetics ...

The new air-powered hand provides a lightweight, low-maintenance and easy-to-use body-powered prosthetic option particularly well suited for children and those in low and middle-income countries. The ...

With the first thought-controlled bionic leg pioneered in Chicago, the next steps for smart prosthetics are refining them for widespread use and tackling a huge hurdle: sensory feedback. Nick Statt ...

In 2012, Pennsylvania native Jan Scheuermann ate the most satisfying bite of chocolate of her life. A decade earlier, Scheuermann was diagnosed with spinocerebellar degeneration, a progressive disease ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There are a lot of fancy, high-tech prosthetics out there. Some can ...

Johnny Matheny, who lost his arm to cancer in 2008, is a pioneer of advanced arm prosthetics. “Everybody tells me that I’m the only one in the United States that has had my stump into every advanced ...

New prosthetic skin that is warm and elastic like real skin, and is packed with many different kinds of sensors, could one day help people with prosthetic limbs regain their sense of touch, ...