If a person hides their own hand and focuses on a rubber hand instead, they may perceive it as part of their own body under certain conditions. What sounds like a gimmick could one day be used to help ...

Sure, we use them to close up chip bags, hold together loose packs of cards and bind cables, but you'd be surprised at the many off-brand ways uses for the household staple known as rubber bands. From ...

Finding time and space to work out can be a real challenge. But hey, who said getting a toned body and staying active has to involve big gyms or expensive equipment? Enter elastic bands, the brilliant ...

The human P2X4 receptor plays an important role in chronic pain, inflammation and some types of cancer. Researchers at the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) have now discovered ...

Whether out of mischief or just plain boredom, most of us have fired a rubber band slingshot at some point. It’s a pretty thoughtless task: Hook a rubber band around your thumb, stretch it backwards ...