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Ipsen, Active Biotech complete half of planned recruitment in tasquinimod phase III study for CRPC

May 21, 2012
Active Biotech and Ipsen today announced that recruitment to the global, pivotal, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III study of tasquinimod in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) has reached an inclusion of 600 patients, half of the planned accrual.

Athletes can tolerate higher level of pain than normally active people

May 17, 2012
Stories of athletes bravely "playing through the pain" are relatively common and support the widespread belief that they experience pain differently than non-athletes. Yet, the scientific data on pain perception in athletes has been inconsistent, and sometimes contradictory.

Physically active video games can complement traditional exercise

May 11, 2012
The majority of consumers believe video games should encourage physical activity and that "physically active" video games can complement traditional exercise, according to a new survey released today by UnitedHealth Group.

Topical Aganirsen Found To Be Active In Retinal Disease

May 10, 2012
Gene Signal, a company focused on developing innovative drugs to manage angiogenesis based conditions, has announced that positive data from a study of aganirsen (GS-101, eye drops) in a nonhuman primate model of choroidal neovascularization has been presented at the 2012 ARVO Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Topical administration ...

Breast And Colon Cancer Survivors Live Longer When Physically Active

May 10, 2012
Physical activity is associated with reduced breast and colon cancer mortality, but there is insufficient evidence on the association for other cancer types, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Improvements in cancer treatment and screening have allowed cancer survivors to live longer and ...

Active Video Game Play May Benefit Children With Cerebral Palsy

May 9, 2012
Like their healthy peers, children with disabilities may spend too much time in front of a video screen. For children with cerebral palsy (CP), this leads to an even greater risk of being overweight or developing health issues such as diabetes or musculoskeletal disorders. A group of scientists has found ...

Gene Signal presents data at ARVO 2012 showing topical aganirsen is active in retinal disease

May 8, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA and Lausanne, Switzerland, May 8, 2012 Gene Signal, a company focused on developing innovative drugs to manage angiogenesis based conditions, today announced that positive data from a study of aganirsen (GS-101, eye drops) in a nonhuman primate model of choroidal neovascularization has been presented at ...

Gene Signal presents data at ARVO 2012 showing topical aganirsen is active in retinal disease

May 8, 2012
(Halsin Partners) Gene Signal's aganirsen, an antiangiogenic antisense product targeting IRS-1, shows activity in retinal disease, according to data presented at ARVO2012.

Active cognitive lifestyle lowers risk for dementia

April 26, 2012
The findings of a new study suggest that the protective effects of an active cognitive lifestyle arise through multiple biological pathways.

Fun ways for women to get active with 100,000 Acts of Play Challenge

April 23, 2012
A new survey from the American Cancer Society finds women are 10 percent less likely than men to make time for physical activities they enjoy and that 40 percent of women said they would be more physically active in their free time if it felt less like work and more ...

Psychological Distress Less Likely In Older Adults Who Stay Active

April 10, 2012
In a study examining the relationship between physical activity and physical function, researchers from Australia discovered that older adults who experienced any level of psychological distress were more than four times more likely to experience functional limitation than those who did not. This study is published in the Journal of ...

In Spain 62 Percent Of Men And 37 Percent Of Women Over The Age Of 65 Are Sexually Active

April 9, 2012
A study based on the National Health and Sexuality Survey, involving nearly 2000 people, describes the sexual practices of senior citizens in Spain. The most common are kisses, caresses and vaginal penetration. The main causes of sexual inactivity are physical illness and widowerhood. A new study published in one of ...