SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah engineers have given a bionic hand a mind of its own. Post-doctoral researcher Marshall Trout said a large percentage of amputees who get bionic hands — maybe 20% ...

The best way to improve amputees' control over a bionic hand is to give the hand a mind of its own, a new study argues. A bionic hand that's controlled by an artificial intelligence program, but under ...

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. WASHINGTON — A new program ...

Scientists working to enhance brain-computer interface (BCI) technology—which allows people to control devices with their thoughts—have found they can improve the performance of electrodes implanted ...

Have you ever walked out of a meeting only to realize you forgot half the key points? It happens to me constantly. Research ...

Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

I have come to realise that my day is littered with small rituals. Each morning, I stir a spoonful of creatine into my water, drink it to wash down a multivitamin, then eat some plain but ...

Look in the mirror. Really look. Do you see the skin on your arms starting to sag, creating those horizontal lines you swore you'd never get? Is your jawline becoming less defined, softening into the ...

Amazon has brought back its annual “Thank My Driver” program allowing customers to send $5 holiday tips to drivers at no cost. Customers simply need to tell an Alexa-equipped device such as Amazon’s ...