The fossil hand of a 4.4 million-year-old skeleton could offer clues to how early humans moved and began to walk upright.

A treatment that combines physical therapy and a noninvasive way to stimulate nerve cells helps people with spinal cord injuries use their hands and arms.

A new device that can recognize hand gestures based on electrical signals in the forearm could one day control prosthetics.

Inaction over the next few months could cost tens of thousands of lives. Here are things you should do now to stay safe and to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Inaction over the next few months could cost tens of thousands of lives. Here are things you should do now to stay safe and to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The pandemic has put a spotlight on a once little-discussed disorder – hoarding. But hoarding disorder is not what you might think.

A new device called HandMorph can help adults get a taste of what it's like to interact with the world as a child, researchers say.

The global pandemic has fueled illicit online sales of COVID-19 commodities, some of which are dangerous or illegal. Researchers are assessing the size and reach of this underground market.

A new robotic hand may offer just the right touch for automated packaging, medical applications, and picking fruit.