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 First Female Amputee to Climb Everest
First Female Amputee to Climb Everest
Arunima Sinha is the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest, say expedition organizers. Arunima Sinha, 26, from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, reached the peak on Tuesd... 
 Amputee Phantom Pain Linked to Brain Retaining Picture of Missing Limb: Oxford University Study
Amputee Phantom Pain Linked to Brain Retaining Picture of Missing Limb: Oxford University Study
According to an Oxford University brain imaging study, changes in the brain following amputation have been linked to pain arising from the missing limb, called 'phantom pain.' Arm amput... 
 New Hope to Disabled Given by Space-tech Enhanced Prosthetic Limbs
New Hope to Disabled Given by Space-tech Enhanced Prosthetic Limbs
Europe's Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-01) is helping disabled people regain mobility and conquer challenges. AMS-01 is the largest experiment ever flown on the International Space Statio... 
 Amputee Athletes Encouraged to Push Physical Boundaries at a Unique Clinic
Amputee Athletes Encouraged to Push Physical Boundaries at a Unique Clinic
Carlos Gonzalez stands out from an athletic group gathered on a grassy field at the UCSF Mission Bay campus. The gregarious 32-year-old sports a stylish fauxhawk and walks with a confident y... 
 Doctors' Delay Leads to Amputation of Dancer's Leg
Doctors' Delay Leads to Amputation of Dancer's Leg
After doctors delayed treating him for a week after a road accident, a 25-year-old Russian break-dance champion had to have one of his legs amputated. Yevgeny Smirnov, holder of 30 break... 
 Transgenic Silk For Artificial Limbs
Transgenic Silk For Artificial Limbs
Stronger silk material for sutures and artificial limbs has now become possible with transgenically-engineered silkworms. The findings of researchers at University of Notre Dame have been pu... 
 4-year Girl Walks Again With Prosthetic Limbs
4-year Girl Walks Again With Prosthetic Limbs
Grace Matthews, aged 4, who had lost both her legs to meningitis has started walking again using a new bionic leg prosthetic system.Less than a year back, Grace had to be rushed to hospital ... 
 Leg Starts Growing Back After Amputation
Leg Starts Growing Back After Amputation
Mandy Sellars, 36, who is suspected to suffer from Proteus syndrome, claims that the stump after her leg amputation is growing back. Proteus syndrome is a rare condition which causes atypica... 
 Coming Soon: Touch-Sensitive Prosthetic Limbs
Coming Soon: Touch-Sensitive Prosthetic Limbs
A new transparent, highly elastic and sensitive skin-like pressure sensor has been developed by a Stanford professor in her quest to create an artificial "super skin." The sensor, create... 
 Simple Eye Test to Predict Amputation Risk in Diabetics
Simple Eye Test to Predict Amputation Risk in Diabetics
A simple eye test aids in the diagnosis of nerve damage associated with diabetes - the most common cause of foot ulcers and amputations. Nerve fibre damage is typically assessed through... 
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