Fifty years ago, the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" hyped a futuristic world of life-changing bionics with the stirring phrase: "We can rebuild him, we have the technology." Cut to 2023, and ...

The deep muscles of the hand have very particular functions, such as flexing or pulling the hand away from the body. Together with the hand’s other muscles, tendons, ligaments, vessels, and bones, ...

The human hand is an intricate system comprised of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels. When injury occurs—or congenital deformities, tumors, infections, or other medical ...

Doctors examine the spine and other bones of a patient. This article is part of a broad series on recent advances in the science and medicine of longevity and aging. The series covers a range of ...