A computerized brain implant effectively relieves short-term and chronic pain in rodents, a new study finds.

Researchers could transform the ability to accurately interpret HIV test results, particularly in low- and middle-income countries

Born without the lower part of his left arm, eight-year old Juan Moyolema was thrilled to receive a new hand

Makers Hive, a Hyderabad-based assistive technology startup, has developed the KalArm, a 3D printed, lightweight and affordable bionic arm

When someone bumps their elbow against a wall, they not only feel pain but also might experience bruising.

NASA has a problem. It wants to send humans on long-distance space missions but the human body does not thrive under the rigors of space

A new weight-loss treatment is being heralded by some health experts as "groundbreaking," and a potential "game changer"

Japanese researchers have developed and tested a prototype device -- wearable on the fingertips to enhance the sense of balance

Humans can observe what and where something happens around them with their hearing, as long as sound frequencies lie between 20 and 20K Hz

An odor-based test that sniffs out vapors emanating from blood samples was able to distinguish between benign cancer cells with 95% accuracy

Researchers from Aarhus University have developed electronic support stockings and tested them on bed-ridden Covid patients

By putting a piece of soft, strain-sensing sheet on the skin may be able to detect skin disorders non-invasively and in real-time very soon.

Light-activated proteins inserted in eye nerve cells and special goggles help him see objects

Scientists at the University of York have made significant progress in development of a nasal spray treatment for patients with Parkinsons.

It is an easy-to-use, low-cost prototype of a nanoporous device, and provides results in less than an hour

Using a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Sometimes it takes a child’s question to highlight the obvious. Why is there not a special shirt that children can wear that will help them?

Superfast, portable COVID-19 testing method detects the virus much faster than currently available methods

An international team of scientists have developed an experimental direct-acting antiviral therapy to treat COVID-19.

A receptor that helps conserve energy when food is scarce may be the key to a safer approach to treating diet-induced obesity