About one-third of the 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. have undergone a mastectomy to remove one or both breasts. Up to 77% of these women report sexual dysfunction following surgery, ...

The diagnosis shattered the young mother’s world. At 36, Heather Tubigan of west suburban Chicago discovered an avocado seed-sized lump in her left breast. It was a malignant tumor. The cancer had ...

Breast cancer is more than a diagnosis — it’s a journey that profoundly reshapes bodies, identities, and lives. And while the visible changes are well-known, there’s a hidden side to mastectomy that ...

Using brain implants, artificial intelligence and novel stimulation electrodes, a double neural bypass technology restores a man’s sense of touch and movement after a 2020 diving accident MANHASSET, N ...

With a $3.99 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, biomedical engineers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Chicago will begin testing an implantable device that ...

People with quadriplegia—paralysis of all four limbs caused by spinal cord injury—may have new hope for restoring a sense of touch in new research conducted at Case Western Reserve University. A $3.1 ...

Restoring both walking and sensation to patients with paraplegia is an ambitious goal—but a team of researchers from the Keck ...

Atlanta plastic surgeon Michael N. Mirzabeigi is helping breast cancer survivors restore their sense of self by performing surgeries to restore sensation in their chest. Mirzabeigi practices at ...

UCLA announced today that MediSens Wireless, a wireless healthcare start-up, has obtained an exclusive license from UCLA on patented technology developed by UCLA professor Majid Sarrafzadeh and his ...

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Scientists are developing a new device that could help breast cancer patients who experience a loss of sensation after having a mastectomy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...