Tag: limbs

16 JUN

This is how moveable prosthetic covers are made for bionic limbs

Prosthetics company Touch Bionics make the realistic skins. Each prosthetic cover is custom made. The skins can be used for passive and bionic prosthetic limbs.    Touch Bionics make realistic prosthetic skins, which can be used for passive and bionic limbs. The skins are called “living skin” and are made from silicon. See the rest of the […]

05 APR

Early dementia signs: Stiff limbs and balance problems could be indicators

Dementia is classified into four categories: Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and dementia with Lewy bodies.  Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a progressive dementia that leads to a decline in thinking, reasoning and independent function.  It occurs due to abnormal microscopic deposits that damage brain cells over time, and accounts for 10-25 percent of […]

15 MAR

Brain interface adds sense of presence to bionic limbs

It’s been possible for a while to control bionic limbs with your brain, but there’s been something missing: kinesthetic feedback, or the nervous system signals that give your limbs a sense of presence. You frequently have to stare at your artificial arm to ensure that you’re grabbing a cup instead of operating on instinct. That […]

26 JAN

Google Maps: Woman’s missing limbs found on a beach resort – where did they come from?

Google Maps was created to open up the world to people from their own home. Nearly all countries now allow the famous Google Maps cars to take images to piece together, mapping out vast sections of the world. Sometimes people get caught up in the images by accident, embarrassing them. Thankfully, Google often blurs out […]

25 JAN

A salamander with a genome 10 times the size of ours regrows lost limbs

Enlarge / It’s so cute! Let’s chop off its leg in the name of science. It’ll grow back. (credit: IMP Vienna) Some human tissues, like the liver and muscles, retain the ability to regrow after damage. But most of our bodies do not—if you lose a limb, the limb’s gone. But elsewhere in the animal […]

07 OCT

Head, limbs of Kim Wall found, sinking story of suspect in submarine murder

Enlarge / Peter Madsen, inventor and submarine and space enthusiast, after his rescue from the waters off Copenhagen. It appears he sank his sub to destroy evidence of the murder of his passenger. (credit: BAX LINDHARDT/AFP/Getty Images) Danish investigators have announced that divers discovered bags containing the head, arms, legs, and clothing of reporter Kim […]

29 JUN

Tennis stars flash their long limbs at WTA Pre-Wimbledon party

The stars were out for the WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party at Kensington Roof Gardens on Thursday evening. The women tennis players showed off their trim figures in some beautiful outfits. British tennis player Laura Robson was just one of the stars to be part of the glamour. The Wimbledon wildcard for this year shows off her […]