Djurica Resanovic lost his leg in a motorbike accident several years ago which resulted in amputation above the knee. Thanks to novel neuroprosthetic leg technology, Resanovic was successfully merged ...

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have showcased a new type of bionic leg that can be plugged directly into the patient's brain. The prosthetic is surgically connected to ...

AMPUTEES could walk normally again with “miraculous” bionic legs that are so good the inventor plans to fit them to his own body. Dr Hugh Herr, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, lost ...

Researchers have developed a new type of surgery that reconnects severed muscles in a patient's residual limb after a below-the-knee amputation, enabling amputees to walk more naturally than those who ...

Injured military personnel who have legs amputated are to be given the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs after the government set aside £6.5m for them. The micro-processor limbs, known as "bionic legs" ...

Wounded service personnel have welcomed a government move to guarantee leg amputees get the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs available. Whitehall today announced an extra £6.5m to ensure all members ...

After spending 15 years on crutches, University of Tokyo graduate student Sun Xiaojun developed a bionic leg. Now preparing to release his innovative invention on the market, Sun is on a mission to ...

Scientists have developed a prosthetic leg controlled by the human brain which could make it easier for amputees to get up and down stairs. The ground-breaking new device allows patients to directly ...

If you wanted to cover a large distance and had the world’s best sprinters at your disposal, would you have them run against each other or work together in a relay? That, in essence, is the problem ...

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