Study Shows Muscle tissue grown from stem cells can repair heart damage

A Japanese research team has developed a promising new treatment for heart failure by growing sheets of new heart muscle tissue from stem cells. When implanted in damaged rat hearts, the bioengineered tissue improved heart function.The study, led by Dr. Kenji Miki, a cardiovascular surgeon at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, appears in the May issue of STEM CELLS Translational ...

Study: Smoking pot may ease pain, muscle spasms in people with multiple sclerosis

Patients smoking marijuana scored lower on multiple sclerosis spasticity tests - but also performed worse on cognitive tests

Female body building a hit

Male bodybuilding competitions can be traced back all the way to the early 1900s, but female competitions have only gained recognition in the past 35 years.

Feminist group protest at Cannes premiere

A French feminist group upset about the lack of female directors at this year's Cannes Film Festival staged a hairy protest on the red carpet Sunday.

Formula 1's First Female Team CEO Becomes First Female F1 Team Owner: Fan's Look

The Sauber F1 team is the only team in Formula 1 racing with a female CEO running the operation. Monisha Kaltenborn was born in India and raised in Austria and has been running the Sauber F1 Team since the start of the 2010 season.