Scientists develop robotic third thumb controlled by sensors on the big toes

Scientists have developed a robotic 3D-printed ‘third thumb’ that’s controlled using pressure sensors on the underside of the big toes.  The thumb, created by a researcher at University College London (UCL), is worn on the side of the hand opposite the actual thumb, near the little finger. In trials, researchers found the human brain can adapt to … Read more

Melanie Griffith, 63, is casually stylish in beige thumb hole jacket and low-rise blue jeans in LA

Melanie Griffith, 63, is casually stylish in beige thumb hole jacket and low-rise blue jeans on night out in LA By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 01:45 BST, 10 May 2021 | Updated: 01:45 BST, 10 May 2021 She recently starred with her youngest daughter Stella Banderas in a campaign for Bulgari. And on Friday … Read more

Pregnant Ashley Tisdale flexes her green thumb as she picks up plants from a nursery in Los Angeles

Pregnant Ashley Tisdale has nurseries on her mind.  On Friday the High School Musical vet, 35, was spotted picking up a small haul of plants and soil from Rolling Greens in Los Angeles. Showing off her nurturing side, the expecting mother flexed her green thumb as she carried her newest additions to her car.  Nursery … Read more

The thorny perils of gardening: A pricked thumb, rashes… and even poisoning!

A thorn in the finger is an everyday injury for most gardeners — and for tree surgeon Lindsay MacPherson it’s more routine than most.  So when he snagged his finger on a blackthorn tree he was chopping, he naturally thought little of it. But that little thorn caused an infection that left him in hospital … Read more

Myles Stephenson reveals he sliced off his thumb during Celebrity Masterchef

‘I severed my thumb off’: Myles Stephenson his bloody Celebrity Masterchef chopping accident will not be shown due to its gory nature By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 15:22 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 15:23 BST, 4 July 2020 Singer Myles Stephenson has revealed that the moment he ‘severed my thumb off’ while cooking … Read more

Will I ever be able to bend my thumb again? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

Will I ever be able to bend my thumb again? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions By Martin Scurr for the Daily Mail Published: 00:16 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 00:18 BST, 16 June 2020 QUESTION: Recently I woke to find that I couldn’t bend my right thumb. My middle finger was slightly … Read more

Ariel Winter keeps her thumb bandaged as she runs errands with boyfriend Luke Benward

Ariel Winter keeps her thumb bandaged as she runs errands with boyfriend Luke Benward By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 03:52 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 08:36 BST, 23 May 2020 She recently through him a lockdown approved, drive-by, 25th birthday party as they have been on lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.  And Ariel … Read more