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National Association Of Science Writers Announces 2015 Science In Society Award Winners

Winners in each category receive a cash prize of $2,500, to be awarded at a reception on October 10, 2015, at the ScienceWriters2015 meeting taking place this year in Cambridge, Mass.

10 Sep 2015

PAH treatments less effective in CTD-associated disease

Patients with connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension have a poorer response to advanced PAH treatments than those with idiopathic disease, finds a meta-analysis.

9 Sep 2015

New study examines effect of exercise on outcomes for older breast cancer survivors

Physician-scientists at University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are leading a new study exploring the impact of exercise on outcomes for older breast cancer survivors.

9 Sep 2015

New study reveals effect of diabetes drug on bone health, benefit of exercise in mice

Inside our bones there is fat. Diabetes increases the amount of this marrow fat. And now a study from the UNC School of Medicine shows how some diabetes drugs substantially increase bone fat and thus the risk of bone fractures.

9 Sep 2015

New book provides roadmap to improve health of U.S. citizens

The U.S. is one of the wealthiest nations in the world but its citizens are far from the healthiest. In fact, the U.S. lags behind several other developed nations in life expectancy and other population health measures. These disparities persist despite the fact that the U.S. spends more money per capita than any other nation on healthcare delivery.

9 Sep 2015

Warwick Medical School to lead study on the effect of physiotherapy after breast cancer surgery

What is expected to be the biggest UK study on the effect of physiotherapy on women after breast cancer surgery is to be led by Warwick Medical School in partnership with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

9 Sep 2015

Physical exercises before and during pregnancy effective in reducing low back, pelvic pain

Pregnancy changes a woman's body in different ways, including the muscles, ligaments, bones, and joints that make up the musculoskeletal system.

4 Sep 2015

Appropriate pre-surgical physical therapy can help joint replacement patients recover faster

For people contemplating a hip or knee replacement, the prospect of a long post-surgical recovery can be a daunting one. The grueling rehabilitation sessions, the frustration of re-learning everyday movements, the weeks of waiting to return to "normal"— it's almost enough to make patients reconsider surgery.

3 Sep 2015

Guilting middle-schoolers into exercising may not increase activity, new study finds

Just like attempts at influencing hairstyles or clothing can backfire, adults who try to guilt middle-schoolers into exercising won't get them to be any more active, according to a new study by University of Georgia researchers.

3 Sep 2015

ISU researcher examines how supplements, resistance training improve muscle strength in older adults

The loss of muscle strength and function, what's known as sarcopenia, is a natural part of aging. It's also a growing public health concern because of the risk for falls, injury and decline in quality of life. That's why an Iowa State University researcher is working to slow or reverse the progression of sarcopenia.

3 Sep 2015

Exercise training improves quality of life for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Exercise training for patients with pulmonary hypertension was shown to be safe and to improve quality of life, according to an analysis by UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists of studies involving more than 400 participants.

3 Sep 2015

Adaptimmune doses first patient in expanded Phase I/II trial of T-cell therapy for synovial sarcoma

Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the use of T-cell therapy to treat cancer, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in its expanded Phase I/II trial of its affinity enhanced T-cell receptor therapeutic targeting the NY-ESO-1 cancer antigen in synovial sarcoma patients.

3 Sep 2015

Allergan announces positive results from AVYCAZ Phase III studies for treatment of cUTI

Allergan plc. today announced positive topline results from RECAPTURE 1 and 2, the pivotal Phase III studies evaluating the antibiotic AVYCAZ (ceftazidime-avibactam) as a treatment for adult hospitalized patients with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including pyelonephritis.

2 Sep 2015

Treatment with life-saving medications increases in IHD but levels still suboptimal

Treatment with life-saving medications has increased over the past ten years in ischaemic heart disease but levels are still suboptimal, according to the first results of the Chronic Ischaemic Cardiovascular Disease (CICD) Pilot Registry presented today at ESC Congress 2015 and published in European Heart Journal.

2 Sep 2015

A unique perspective on health and exercise

For over 30 years, Terrie Williams has been studying exercise physiology in wild animals: African lions and wild dogs, dolphins and whales, coyotes and mountain lions, as well as a few human athletes.

2 Sep 2015

HeartWare International signs definitive agreement to acquire Valtech

HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies that are revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart failure, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Valtech Cardio, Ltd.

2 Sep 2015

Sanofi terminates option and license agreement for Ardelyx's portfolio of NaP2b inhibitors

Ardelyx, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on gastrointestinal and cardio-renal diseases, today announced that Sanofi notified Ardelyx of its termination of the option and license agreement for Ardelyx's portfolio of NaP2b inhibitors effective September 30, 2015.

2 Sep 2015

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Latest Exercise News and Research

National Association Of Science Writers Announces 2015 Science In Society Award Winners

PAH treatments less effective in CTD-associated disease

New study examines effect of exercise on outcomes for older breast cancer survivors

New study reveals effect of diabetes drug on bone health, benefit of exercise in mice

New book provides roadmap to improve health of U.S. citizens

Warwick Medical School to lead study on the effect of physiotherapy after breast cancer surgery

Physical exercises before and during pregnancy effective in reducing low back, pelvic pain

Appropriate pre-surgical physical therapy can help joint replacement patients recover faster

Guilting middle-schoolers into exercising may not increase activity, new study finds

ISU researcher examines how supplements, resistance training improve muscle strength in older adults

Exercise training improves quality of life for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Adaptimmune doses first patient in expanded Phase I/II trial of T-cell therapy for synovial sarcoma

Allergan announces positive results from AVYCAZ Phase III studies for treatment of cUTI

Treatment with life-saving medications increases in IHD but levels still suboptimal

A unique perspective on health and exercise

HeartWare International signs definitive agreement to acquire Valtech

Sanofi terminates option and license agreement for Ardelyx's portfolio of NaP2b inhibitors

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