A wooden big toe that enabled a priest’s daughter to walk around 3,000 years ago has been found to be even more complex than researchers believed. It is thought to be one of the oldest prosthetic ...

In ancient times, limb loss was not uncommon, and often deadly. For those that survived - and had money to spend - ...

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Researchers have suspected two Egyptian artificial toes are the world's oldest known prosthetic body parts. A new study suggests that is the case: Volunteers without a big toe showed the prosthetics ...

In a press release, Egyptologists at the University of Basel in Switzerland say they have been studying a 3,000-year-old wooden toe found in a necropolis near Luxor, formerly known as Thebes. The ...

An artificial big toe attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world’s earliest functional prosthetic body part, say scientists. Research at The University of Manchester ...

Until now, an artificial leg made of bronze and wood and found buried with a Roman aristocrat in southern Italy dating to 300 b.c. was thought to be the first prosthesis. Finch's work suggests, ...

There's been a lot of research into how to give robots and prosthesis wearers a sense of touch, but it has focused largely on the hands. Now, researchers led by ETH Zurich want to restore sensory ...

There’s no slowing down 7-year-old Logan Pieper. The first-grader at Shakopee Area Catholic School wrestles, skis, snowboards and rides motocross. And since the age of 2, he’s worn a prosthetic leg.