Researchers now have fascinating insights into how our brains function while we communicate — and our hand gestures hold the ...

Our hands enable nearly everything we do—from essential self-care tasks like buttoning shirts and preparing meals to expressive activities like typing, painting, or playing musical instruments. Yet ...

A lightweight bracelet that can continuously track 3D hand movements could bring activity tracking to the next level, believe researchers from Cornell University and the University of ...

The overall effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rubs may be more influenced by the products’ formulations than their alcohol content, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two stroke patients regain control of a disabled arm and hand, a team reports in the journal Nature Medicine. The ...

March 22, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Rates of surgical site infection after the use of plain soap and water or an alcohol-based rub for surgical hand preparation were comparable (about 8%) in a rural ...

One of the primary reasons to own a smartwatch is because it acts as a fitness tracker, monitoring your physical movement throughout the day. Most smartwatches are outfitted with accelerometers that ...