New York, May 22 (ANI): Champion skier Lindsey Vonn, who is dating Tiger Woods, is said to have turned to notorious drug doctor Bernd Pansold, who spends time in jail for his involvement in doping female German athletes with muscle-building drugs without their knowledge, to help with her fitness.

Washington, May 19 (ANI): Individuals suffering from Crohn's disease are often plagued by reduced muscle strength, fatigue and poor quality of life.

Washington, May 9 (ANI): Small pieces of genetic material called microRNAs are identified as the missing link between the 2 defining features of muscle fitness-fuel-burning and fiber-type switching-providing a potential new target for interventions that boost fitness in people with chronic illness or injury.

Washington, May 7 (ANI): Making a breakthrough in cell-based therapies, Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue.

Washington, May.1 (ANI): Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) helps strengthen muscle function considerably - down to the muscle fibre level - in postmenopausal women.

Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): Researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered that muscle repair requires the action of two types of cells better known for causing inflammation and forming fat.

Melbourne, Apr 14 (ANI): Former muscle man, actor and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has compared Australian sport's drug scandal to the missile crisis on the Korean peninsula.

London, April 8 (ANI): A long-held belief that whitening of skeletal muscle in diabetes is harmful has been busted.

Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): Vitamin D is vital for making our muscles work efficiently and boosting energy levels, a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher from Newcastle University has shown.

Washington, Mar. 27 (ANI): Researchers have shown that it is possible to use gene therapy to treat patients whose hearts have been weakened by cardiac arrests and other heart conditions.

London, March 24 (ANI): Arnold Schwarzenegger's mentor Joe Weider has passed away due to heart failure in Los Angeles. He was 93, his publicist said.

Washington, March 20 (ANI): Most running shoes feature a heavy cushioned heel, but a new research has revealed that these shoes may alter an adolescent runner's biomechanics (the forces exerted by muscles and gravity on the skeletal structure) and diminish performance.

London, March 6 (ANI): Combining genetic repair with cellular reprogramming, researchers at the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have generated stem cells capable of muscle regeneration in a mouse model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

Washington, March 5 (ANI): When a marathon runner suddenly collapses to the ground after reaching the finishing line, many people may probably assume that this is because he has expended all energy in his muscles.

New York, Mar 3 (ANI): Arnold Schwarzenegger has reportedly gone back to his roots of body- building, joining as group executive editor for Flex and Muscle 'n' Fitness magazines again.

Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Excessive amount of leaning your head forward and down, while looking at a phone or other mobile device may result in what some people call "text neck."

Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): A shortage of a protein called TDP-43 causes muscle wasting and stunted nerve cells, a new study has suggested.

Washington, February 26 (ANI): In a randomized controlled trial, patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and better quality of life.

Dubai, Feb 21 (ANI): Dubai's largest trading centre Dragon Mart is selling a virginity soap for 25 dirham that promises to tighten muscles.

Washington, February 18 (ANI): Exercise doesn't only strengthen your heart and muscles - it also helps increase brain power, say researchers.

Washington, February 11(ANI): If you want to look pumped on your first date, then go for isometrics exercise.

London, February 11(ANI): Researchers have used molecular genetic engineering to optimize heart performance in models of diastolic heart failure by creating an optimized protein that can aid in high-speed relaxation similar to fast twitching muscles.

Islamabad, Feb. 8 (ANI): Pakistan's opening batsman Imran Farhat has left for South Africa to join the country's squad playing a test series against the hosts.

Washington, February 6(ANI): Scientists have discovered a trigger that turns muscle stem cells into brown fat, a form of good fat that could play a critical role in the fight against obesity.

Washington, February 5 (ANI): A study found that eating a 6-ounce serving of 85 percent lean ground beef resulted in significant improvements in the rate of muscle protein synthesis following exercise in middle-aged men.