A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers enough ...

Our hands enable nearly everything we do—from essential self-care tasks like buttoning shirts and preparing meals to expressive activities like typing, painting, or playing musical instruments. Yet ...

Researchers researchers bring noninvasive EEG-based BCI one step closer to everyday use by demonstrating real-time brain decoding of individual finger movement intentions and control of a dexterous ...

Arthritis affects over 54 million adults, making it one of the most common causes of disability and chronic pain. This degenerative condition gradually destroys joint cartilage, leading to stiffness, ...

For the first time ever, a human has successfully received an implanted device to enable movement of the arms, hands and fingers after a paralyzing spinal cord injury. Onward Medical NV, a medical ...

This month, a group of stroke survivors in British Columbia will test a new technology designed to aid their recovery, and ultimately restore use of their limbs and hands. Participants will wear a new ...

Trigger finger is the common name for a hand condition your doctor might call stenosing tenosynovitis. It happens when something inflames a band of tissue called a "pulley," which holds the tendon to ...

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder. Tourette syndrome causes unwanted repetitive movements or sounds called tics. TS is more common in males than females. Simple tics are sudden, brief ...