Amputation Health News Page 2

Robotic technology offers insight into the post-amputation phenomenon

Implanted devices carried signals to mimic natural sensations

Losing vision would be as bad or worse than losing hearing, memory, speech or a limb, survey finds

Study found the cholesterol-lowing drugs associated with reduced risk of amputation, death

Targeted treatment of nerve and scar tissue found to improve symptoms in small study

Swiss researchers attached electrodes to upper arm to transmit touch sense

Study found that more than half of accidents required amputation

Infections by the 'superbug' down significantly in recent years, CDC says

For people who can't use conventional device

Researchers want brain signals to control movement of artificial lower limb

Advances herald new opportunities for patients in everyday life, experts say

DEKA Arm System allows user to multi-task, agency says

Helps amputees perform complex tasks by using signals from nearby muscles

But at the same time, rates of diabetes have more than tripled, researchers report

The 17-day treatment prevented blood vessel clogging that could threaten reconnection, surgeons say