LAKE PLACID — Last June, David Snypes Jr. was attending a para skeleton camp at the indoor push house facility at Mount Van Hoevenberg when someone told him that he should try pushing the bobsled off ...

A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm through electrodes implanted in the brain. The research, published in Nature ...

An amputee has become the first in the world to be fitted with a new full length 3D bionic arm – so he can grip coffee and walk his dog. Praveen Gowtham, 43, had his arm amputated at just eight days ...

In Kigali, those who lost their legs during the country's darkest period are finding community through an unexpected sport.

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a robotic arm for amputees that is named for the "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker and can perform multiple, ...

An amputee has become the first in the world to be fitted with a new full-length 3D bionic arm — so he can grip coffee and walk his dog. Praveen Gowtham, 43, had his arm amputated at just 8 days old ...

KIGALI, Rwanda — The players struck their crutches against each other as they chased a soccer ball, as well as a larger dream of competing at the global level. Children shrieked in joy as they watched ...