A hand attached to the end of an arm is a given for most humans, but what if robots didn’t have to play by the same rules as we do? Researchers from ETH Zurich have turned an off-the-shelf robotic ...

Nerve conditions can cause right-hand numbness. It may also be due to Raynaud’s disease, nutritional deficiencies, or injury. Treatment depends on the cause. In rare cases, numbness in the right hand ...

Dry, chapped skin is common as the air becomes colder and drier in the winter months—and that’s especially true of your hands, which can often become rough and cracked during the winter. That’s where ...

Seven years ago, my left arm was permanently paralyzed from the elbow to the fingertips following a Vespa accident. Suddenly, relying on only one arm meant relearning many basic tasks, from buttoning ...

None of this is to say that my hands never see rough work or get dry and cracked. Before I moved to New York City, I was always working on old cars (because I couldn’t afford anything else), and no ...

When I was in college, I had a friend who told me I had “baby hands.” It was a total compliment—it meant they were soft and smooth and plump, like a toddler’s. I took pride in my soft hands. Whenever ...

The colder seasons are routinely rough on the hands, drying them out to feel tight, itchy, or even cracked, along with exacerbating the effects of skin conditions like eczema and dermatitis that come ...

A pimple on your hand will usually go away on its own if you leave it alone and keep the area clean. But you may consider visiting a doctor if it’s been more than a couple weeks, causing pain or ...