Neuroscience
Getting a handle on brain organization: Study finds even those born without hands show hand-tool overlap
Tool use has long been considered one of the behaviors that makes humans, well, human.
Apr 17, 2017
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News tagged with hand function
Neuroscience
Researchers identify new brain pathway that controls hand movements
Picking up a slice of pizza or sending a text message: Scientists long believed that the brain signals for those and related movements originated from motor areas in the frontal lobe of brain, which control voluntary movement.
Apr 3, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Doctors should evaluate hand function in RA, systemic sclerosis
(HealthDay)—Assessment of hand function is an important component in the clinical evaluation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic sclerosis (SSc), according to a study published online March 21 in the ...
Mar 30, 2017
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Pediatrics
Serious video games can help children with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability, affecting more than 34,000 Australians, and more than 17 million people worldwide.
Feb 17, 2017
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Surgery
Child with double-hand transplant throws at Camden Yards
A boy who underwent a double-hand transplant last summer has shown off his progress by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at Camden Yards.
Aug 3, 2016
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Health
Ageing in harmony—why the third act of life should be musical
It's never too late to pick up a musical instrument. In fact there are many reasons why it's a great idea, particularly in old age.
Jun 2, 2016
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Medical research
Scientists report bionic hand reconstruction in 3 Austrian men
Three Austrian men have become the first in the world to undergo a new technique called "bionic reconstruction", enabling them to use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by their mind, according to new research published ...
Feb 25, 2015
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Neuroscience
Remapping the damaged brain
Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, along with researchers from the AIST Human Technology Research Institute in Japan, have identified a time-dependent interplay between two brain regions that contributes ...
Jan 6, 2015
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Other
System designed to improve hand function lost to nerve damage
Engineers at Oregon State University have developed and successfully demonstrated the value of a simple pulley mechanism to improve hand function after surgery.
Sep 26, 2014
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Surgery
Depressed patients perceive worse hand functioning
(HealthDay)—Patients with depression or catastrophization perceive worse hand function before and after treatment for atraumatic hand/wrist conditions, according to a study published in the May 21 issue of The Journal of ...
Jun 18, 2014
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