Our brains contain a highly distorted model of our own bodies, according to researchers. A new study on the brain's representation of the hand found that our model of our bodies is out of sync with ...

Next time you finish washing your hands in a public bathroom, you may want to think twice when you choose between a jet hand dryer and paper towels. According to a study published in the Journal of ...

Want to dry your hands but keep them clean after you've washed them? Those hot air hand dryers in bathrooms may be blowing it. And by it, I mean bacteria and other gunk. Also, a study published in the ...

Researchers are recruiting people to participate in a research study (IRB00147458) on upper-limb prosthetics. Participants will use a mock prosthesis featuring sensory feedback (visual, auditory, ...

Reporting in the journal Science, researchers write that hand washing seems to lower the amount of second-guessing and rationalization that occur after making a decision. Study author Spike W.S. Lee ...

A study published in the medical journal Nature on Monday found that targeted electrical pulses delivered to the spinal cord can help improve arm and hand movement after a stroke. Two patients were ...

The main ways of telling a story — as a chronicle of events, or as a fable focused on a moral of why it happened — may determine your likelihood of using hand gestures You can save this article by ...

While narcissism is a personality disorder, psychologists remain curious about how it can manifest physically. According to a thorough analysis of 437 studies on narcissism around the world, there ...

A study of 14,178 Americans aged 50 and older revealed that lower hand grip strength increases the risk of early death. Those with absolute weakness faced a 1.45 times higher mortality risk. Exercises ...

Our brains contain a highly distorted model of our own bodies, according to new research by scientists at UCL (University College London). A study published today, which focussed on the brain's ...