Scientists at John Hopkins University are studying trials on pigs resulting in 50% to 75% restoration of their damaged hearts by transmitting adult stem cells transplanted from bone marrow.

Now, two patients have signed up for the human trials and are set to begin. According to the report, the study of 48 heart attack patients that will ultimately take part in the phase 1 study, which is designed to test the safety of injecting adult stem cells into their hearts

Scientists at John Hopkins University are studying trials on pigs resulting in 50% to 75% restoration of their damaged hearts by transmitting adult stem cells transplanted from bone marrow.

Now, two patients have signed up for the human trials and are set to begin. According to the report, the study of 48 heart attack patients that will ultimately take part in the phase 1 study, which is designed to test the safety of injecting adult stem cells into their hearts

A new research study has revealed that exercise can't delay the effects of aging. However, results say exercise can help aged persons maintain an independent lifestyle.

According to an Associated Press report, a treadmill test carried out on different age groups, reveals that the aerobic capacity decreases as people grow older

Nicole Draper was 7 1/2 months pregnant when she learned the twins she was carrying would be born with heart muscles too weak to pump the blood crucial for their survival.

Her sons, Nicholas and Nathaniel, are now two weeks old, and doctors say their chances of survival are good, only if they receive heart transplants within the next three to six months

In a recent government study, levels of lead have dropped dramatically, exposure to second-hand smoke is down, and most women are not burdened by unsafe levels of mercury.

The Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has details on 148 different chemicals found in the blood and urine of 2,400 volunteers