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Last Updated: Apr 28
News from The O&P EDGE
- Mouse Whiskers May Inform Prosthetic Touch Working with genetically engineered mice, and especially their whiskers, JHU researchers report they have identified a group of nerve cells in the skin responsible for active touch.
- Össur Announces 3rd #MyWinningMoment Contest
- Brain May Be Organized by Functions, Not Body Parts
- Resnik Recognized for Work With Veterans Affected by Upper-Limb Loss
- Victoria Hand Project Wins $250,000 Prize
- HAPTIX Program Update Provided at AAD Symposium
- ISPO Welcomes Member Society in Syria
- ISPO Releases Consensus Report on Lower Limb Amputation
- Graphene and Gold Make a Better Brain Probe
- MiracleFeet Gets $5 Million to Treat Clubfoot in Low-income Countries
- ABC Releases Certified Technician Practice Analysis
- BOC Welcomes Two Board Members
- First Swim Returns to Charlotte
- ABC Seeking Board Nominations
- Research Shows Motor Neurons Adjust to Control Tasks
- Changing Lives, Making Miracles on a Mountainside
- NAAOP Issues Call to Action on LCD Clarification Act
- NCOPE Amends Residency Standards
- Study Examines Long-term Outcomes Following Syme’s Amputation
- MIT Professor Wins Grant to Tune Passive Prosthetic Gait
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Resource Links
- Futuristic 'liquid wire' invention mimics spider silk with remarkable properties that make it perfect for biorobotics - http://www.mirror.co.uk
- QingDao Unique unveils first-ever prosthetic 3D printer - http://www.3ders.org