The scaffold is rebuilt with infusions of cells from another being – be it a monkey, or a human – which grow and transform the limb. The aim is ultimately to restore the limb to its fully ...

Outlawed in the United States, repurposed artificial limbs welcomed overseas. March 12, 2014— -- Peter Rosenberger’s garage was piled high with body parts for six years. Stacks of legs ...

After you have part of your arm or leg amputated, there’s a chance you could feel pain in the limb that’s no longer there. This is known as phantom limb pain. It’s most common in arms and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Why can newts and toads regrow limbs, but we can’t? New genetic ...

A recent trial tested one new integration technique, which involves surgically reconstructing muscle pairs that give recipients a sense of the position and movement of a bionic limb. Signals from ...

They will also eventually regenerate those lost limbs, but how this biological process works has remained a mystery. Now, a team of scientists have detected a type of neurohormone that is ...

Five fingers, five toes. There's nothing magical about the number, yet five digits at the end of their limbs is a motif that runs through all the animals with four limbs, called tetrapods.

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – A local wife and mother is reclaiming her life one step at a time, five years after losing all four limbs to a severe reaction to a bacteria found in dog and cat saliva.

A Texas high school teacher who had all four of her limbs amputated after they turned black and became “mummified” following a seemingly routine infection says she’s choosing to be happy ...

Barajas, who has a 6-year-old son, spent a month in the hospital before “all four of [her] limbs had to be removed in order to save her life,” according to the GoFundMe. Never miss a story ...

gofundme A Kentucky woman is adapting to a new way of life after losing her limbs because of a kidney stone infection. Lucinda "Cindy" Mullins’ legs were amputated after she suffered from an ...