Amputees often experience the sensation of a "phantom limb"—a feeling that a missing body part is still there. That sensory illusion is closer to becoming a reality thanks to a team of engineers at ...

Engineers have created an electronic 'skin' in an effort to restore a real sense of touch for amputees using prosthetics. Amputees often experience the sensation of a "phantom limb" -- a feeling that ...

A complex network of receptors relays sensations from fingertip to brain. Sharp. Round. Rough. Soft. Hot. Cold. The ability to detect pain, in particular, is vital to preventing bodily damage. Touch a ...

Skin’s most important role is to protect the body from the environment. It comprises three main layers: the epidermis, the dermis and subcutaneous fat. Most of the body is covered in hairy skin but ...

We describe here the isolation of stem cells from juvenile and adult rodent skin. These cells derive from the dermis, and clones of individual cells can proliferate and differentiate in culture to ...

Amputees often experience the sensation of a "phantom limb"--a feeling that a missing body part is still there. That sensory illusion is closer to becoming a reality thanks to a team of engineers at ...