A new study shows that increasing your muscle strength and aerobic fitness could cut your chances of dying from cancer by up ...

The Italian Renaissance artist created groundbreaking depictions of humans at a time when the inner workings of the body ...

Scientists Unearth Several Severed Hands From 3000 Years Ago, Claim Warriors Brought Right Hands of Enemies as 'Gold of Honor ...

A new study suggests that a tree-dwelling salamander may be able to control its grip on trees' bark by pumping blood in and ...

A roundup of healthcare trends. FAU researchers test treatment for back pain; new machine treats enlarged prostate with an water blast; and Americans seek improved gut health and more ...

Reading originates from better brain structure and size, but it's not a setback for non-readers, as brain performance can be ...

You can probably complete an amazing number of tasks with your hands without looking at them. But if you put on gloves that muffle your sense of touch, many of those simple tasks become frustrating.

Researchers have assessed the human perception of the size and weight of body parts, specifically the hand, comparing it to the perception of objects and concluded that it is different. In the ...

The study investigates the kinematic behavior of the hand joints in three different manipulation tasks of growing complexity: reaching-to-grasp, tool use and piano playing. The collected data were ...

In a new study published this week, researchers debuted a bionic hand system that can reportedly reproduce the most complex tactile sensations seen to date. Scientists at the Cortical Bionics ...

Scientists have for the first time given a realistic sense of touch to people operating a robotic hand via signals sent ... The University of Chicago study, published in Science on Thursday ...

John Daly/Instagram John Daly is on the mend after receiving emergency hand surgery. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the golfer, 58, shared a photo of himself on his Instagram Stories lying in a hospital bed ...