amputees

Stories 41 - 48 | << Prev 

Pistorius Misses Last Shot at Beijing

Amputee not selected for relay team

(Newser) - Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was not chosen today to be on South Africa's Olympic team for Beijing. After failing to qualify for the 400 meters earlier, Pistorius was left off the 1,600-meter relay team, the AP reports. Four other South Africans had faster times, and two others were chosen...

Official's Knock Irks Amputee Sprinter

Lawyers threaten after IAAF rep urges Olympic exclusion over safety

(Newser) - Lawyers for double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius responded aggressively after a track and field official recommended South Africa exclude him from its Olympic relay squad "for reasons of safety," the New York Times reports. Pistorius, 23, “reserves all rights and remedies” if track's governing body doesn't retract, noting...

Monkeys Move Robotic Arm With Brains

Research could give paralyzed people more mobility

(Newser) - Monkeys were able to control a prosthetic arm with their brains, a development that could someday give paralyzed people and amputees more mobility, the New York Times reports. Researchers put sensors in the monkeys' brains, then trained them to manipulate the robotic arm through their thoughts. It's the most promising...

Powder Could Help Wounded Regrow Limbs

Substance extracted from pigs provides 'scaffold' for new tissue

(Newser) - Powder sprinkled on the wounded hand of an Iraq veteran might help him regrow a lost finger, CNN reports. The new therapy, taking a cue from the regenerative abilities of salamanders, uses a powder made from pig tissue to trick the body into using stem cells to attract other cells—...

Mills Stiffs Fellow Amputee
 Mills Stiffs Fellow Amputee 
May 12, 2008 1:25 PM CDT

Mills Stiffs Fellow Amputee

Beatle's ex ignores pledge to pay for new legs

(Newser) - Heather Mills has reneged on a well-publicized promise she made to pick up the $20,000 tab for artificial legs for a Russian woman who lost her limbs in a train accident, the News of the World reports. After the photo op and documented promises 4 years ago, the 28-year-old...

No Olympics for Blade Runner
No Olympics for Blade Runner
Jan 14, 2008 9:25 AM CST

No Olympics for Blade Runner

Prosthetics make Pistorius too speedy

(Newser) - Double amputee Oscar Pistorius won’t compete in the 2008 Olympic Games, because the runner's prosthetic legs give him an unfair advantage, the IAAF ruled this morning. The South African plans to appeal, maintaining that the “cheetah” blades he uses put him on par with the able-bodied, but a...

Mirror Eases Phantom Limb Pain
Mirror Eases Phantom
Limb Pain
Nov 23, 2007 8:44 PM CST

Mirror Eases Phantom Limb Pain

Reflection of healthy appendage helps fool brains of amputees

(Newser) - The phantom pain amputees experience from a missing limb can be dramatically reduced if they view their remaining leg or foot in a mirror, Reuters reports. The mirror tricks the brain into thinking the amputated limb is intact, researchers conclude. A controlled study of injured soldiers at Walter Reed found...

Vets Pioneer New Techniques for Limbs

Fusing metal with bone is helping cats and dogs walk again

(Newser) - Cutting-edge vets have developed new prosthetics for disabled animals that could bode well for human amputees, Time reports. The most exciting technique is called osseointegration—a procedure in which a porous prosthesis is inset into the bone, which then grows into the metallic holes, making a strong anchor onto which...

Stories 41 - 48 | << Prev 
Most Read on Newser