Health News

Finding inspiration to rebuild human heart muscle

Advances in cardiac tissue engineering offer hope for an array of useful applications, from heart repair to disease modeling. As part of active, ongoing research related to bioengineering functional human organs, Adam Feinberg and his team are finding inspiration from the developing heart to rebuild human heart muscle. Inside the adult human heart, the myocardium […]

Kids Health

So Sweet! Mandy Moore Shares Inspiration Behind Son August's Name

A meaningful moniker! Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith have known their newborn son’s name, August, for months. Elsa Hosk’s Daughter Tuulikki and More Celebrity Kids With Unique Names “It was last August when @taylordawesgoldsmith and I found out we were having a boy (it’s also Taylor’s birth month) and we always loved the name … […]

Health Problems

Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34

Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose determined battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday. He was 34. Frates died peacefully, surrounded by his family, they said in a statement. “A natural born leader and the ultimate teammate, Pete […]