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New York : Every Mother Raises $1.5 Million Seed Round – Citybizlist Real Estate
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Every Mother, a clinically proven fitness program for pre and post-natal women, today announced the closing of a $1.5M seed round led by Courtside Ventures with participation from Serena Williams' Serena Ventures, Techstars Ventures, The Fund, and prominent angels Robin Berzin (Parsley Health), Ilia Papas (Blue Apron), and Jenny Fielding (Techstars and The Fund). These funds will be used to help Every Mother accelerate growth and scale its operations to meet an ever growing demand from mothers around the globe for an easily accessible, clinically proven streaming fitness method that will help them repair and recover from issues that are often viewed as collateral damage of motherhood and made worse by traditional exercise.
"When Leah and I started Every Mother, we were both disheartened and motivated by the lack of education and dearth of fitness options available that properly address and responsibly protect against the physical changes that accompany childbirth," said Allison Rapaport, CEO of Every Mother. "From our launch until now, our clinically proven approach has struck a chord with moms at all points in their lives who were relieved to know they didn't just have to accept perpetual discomfort around their core. These women learned the way they moved and exercised could change what they felt forced to accept, and that they could reap tremendous benefits from carrying these lessons through their ongoing fitness lifestyle. Through this new round of funding, we will now not only be able ensure that we have the best talent to help us expand and scale, but we will have immediate access to partners that we can grow with and gain strategic guidance from to further our mission of providing safe, convenient, effective fitness solutions to every mother."
Unlike other, more expensive pre and post-natal fitness programs that focus solely on helping mothers lose their baby weight or bounce back post pregnancy, Every Mother's method is designed to address a number of physical issues that mothers face, including resolving and repairing diastasis recti or ab separation, while helping alleviate back pain and urinary incontinence, so women who are suffering can feel whole again. In fact, the company has conducted studies with leading research hospitals including Weill Cornell that show Every Mother's method not only does no harm for diastasis recti, but that it actually resolves it, and helps alleviate the accompanying symptoms of a protruding waistline, urinary incontinence and back pain. This Summer, Every Mother will release the results of a prospective non-randomized trial with Hospital for Special Surgery, with support from Harvard Medical School, designed to demonstrate the statistical significance of diastasis recti improvement and build awareness and acceptance in the medical community, to help more mothers avoid surgery and lifelong discomfort from a condition that is resolvable with exercise.
"As investors in the fitness and wellness space, we meet a lot of companies that have theoretical ideas of how to solve for physical ailments, but rarely do we have the opportunity to partner with a company whose clinically proven approach is the foundation of the methodology," said Kai Bond at Courtside Ventures. "Allison and Leah at Every Mother have been able to create more than a wellness platform, but also a community that has transformed the lives of all mothers."
Every Mother's program is designed to be incredibly easy to use. Mothers simply sign-up for a quarterly or annual membership, answer three questions to get to the correct stage, and for as little as just $10 a month, they gain access to a curated track of the best information and programming possible to meet them wherever they are on their pre and postnatal fitness journey.
Once onboarded, mothers are empowered to begin learning the foundations of safe and effective movement that can be progressively woven through their day. Featuring highly curated video content that leverages Leah Keller's lauded EMbody method, as well as tips from experts including well known nutritionists, OBGYN's and more, Every Mother provides multiple exercise paths with a daily dose of core movement, full body fitness, optimal reminders, progress tracking and integrated community links to foster a lifetime of superior core strength, function and fitness, all within a supportive and motivating environment.
"Every Mother immediately caught our attention for its ability to successfully address this incredibly important and much needed area of female fitness that had, up until this point, been readily misunderstood or even ignored," said Jenny Fielding, MD Techstars. "We knew the team at Every Mother was onto something big. We are proud to have invested in Every Mother at Techstars NY and to be upping our investment again in this groundbreaking company again today."
As a company led by busy working moms, Every Mother is constructed to create extraordinary results in only 10 to 30 minutes a day. Its guided streaming video experience is designed to ensure this important group doesn't have to think about how to exercise but instead knows exactly what to do and how long it will take them each day, so that it fits directly into their lives. The program is also equipped with scheduled reminders, a diastasis recti tracker and other built-in tools for accountability, to ensure mothers can achieve the ultimate long term benefits of its approach.
At the core of the program is Every Mother's supportive community that creates a bond between members and a sense that everyone is in it together to help mothers achieve their goals. In connection with rethinking the way they move, mothers find the community aspect so helpful, they usually come in for one pain point but end up staying and progressing throughout Every Mother's entire program, addressing different and important stages of fitness throughout their journey.
"At Serena Ventures, we often look for companies that make everyday life easier. As a mother, I have experienced first-hand how hard recovery from childbirth can be, and the moment we were introduced to Every Mother, we knew we had to get involved," said Serena Williams, founder of Serena Ventures.
For more information about Every Mother's EMbody program, please visit http://www.every-mother.com
About Every Mother
Every Mother is the only wellness lifestyle program clinically proven to resolve diastasis recti. Its robust, research-based streaming exercise program meets the needs of modern mothers. Efficient and effective, EMbody programs scale to fit into women's lives with guided exercise regimens for each stage of motherhood, achieving measurable results in 10 to 30 minutes a day. The company launched in 2018 and is headquartered in NY. To learn more, please visit http://www.every-mother.com, find them on Instagram and Facebook or download the app for iOS or Android.
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Researchers team up to support people with disabilities – UBC Faculty of Medicine
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With gyms, recreation centres and sports programs closed due to COVID-19, people living with disabilities are looking for creative ways to stay active at home.
For many people, staying active during COVID-19 isolation can be a struggle. More so for people living with disabilities, says UBC Okanagans Kathleen Martin Ginis.
Martin Ginis is a professor in UBCOs School of Health and Exercise Sciences and director of the UBC Faculty of Medicine Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management. Shes also the director of the Canadian Disability Participation Project (CDPP)a group that has revived a service called Get in Motion to support people with disabilities get regular physical activity.
Get in Motion was a phone-in coaching service led by Martin Giniss lab, but put on hold a few years ago. Now, with people self-isolating, there is a push from public health authorities for people to get a daily dose of physical activity. However, Martin Ginis and her colleagues from Queens University, Amy Latimer-Cheung and Jennifer Tomasone, say Canadians with disabilities have fewer options than others to get exercise.
People with a disability are at increased risk for social isolation under usual circumstances, but especially so during the COVID outbreak, says Martin Ginis. They also face unique barriers and challenges to physical activity. With the closure of adapted physical activity and recreation programs, we are very concerned about the health and well-being of Canadians with disabilities. We are offering the Get in Motion service as a way to manage some of the psychosocial and physical health risks of being inactive at home.
Martin Ginis explains that adapted sport and exercise programs were closed across the country because of COVID-19.
We had been talking to our community partners who were closing their programs and we were all feeling upset about the impact these closures will have on community members with disabilities, she says. We were all thinking I wish we still had Get in Motion and then Amy Latimer-Cheung started the ball rollingand got the service back up and running.
Based virtually out of Latimer-Cheung and Tomasones lab at Queens, Get in Motion is available for all Canadians with physical disabilities, as well as for Special Olympics athletes. Participants can connect with a volunteer physical activity coach via phone or online conferencing. The volunteer then guides that person through an at-home physical activity program.
The CDPP is based out of UBC Okanagan and Martin Ginis has several students actively counselling Get in Motion participants while others are being trained.
Get in Motion volunteer Sarah Lawrason is a second-year doctoral student who studies physical activity participation among people with spinal cord injuries who walk. She was matched with someone who fits into her research population.
My client lost access to her regular physiotherapy when COVID-19 happened. We talk once a week about her exercise goals, says Lawrason. She appreciates the accountability of checking in and setting a goal each week and she's enjoyed the resources I've sent her that have similar exercises to her normal routine.
Lawrason notes, however, this is definitely a two-way relationship where both the coach and the client are benefitting.
Initially, I was really excited to start coaching as it aligns with my own research, she says. But I also really look forward to my calls each week because it's a new friendly person to talk to when I'm feeling isolated.
The CDPP has documented data about the benefits of sport and exercise participation for Canadians with disabilities including improved health, well-being and overall life satisfaction.
Our research has shown that a sense of belonging is key to people with disabilities experiencing full and effective participation in sport and exercise, says Martin Ginis. With Get in Motion, we are striving to provide that sense of belonging through phone calls with trained volunteers who have experience with adapted sport and exercise. Because the belongingness piece is removed if you are doing this all alone.
For more information about the Get in Motion, or to enrol in the program, visit: cdpp.ca/get-involved
UBCs Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning founded in 2005 in partnership with local Indigenous peoples, the Syilx Okanagan Nation, in whose territory the campus resides. As part of UBCranked among the worlds top 20 public universitiesthe Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world in British Columbias stunning Okanagan Valley.
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Portland Tennis and Education program stalled, but other service to families fills in – KGW.com
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With no onsite tennis instruction or education mentoring, the nonprofit serving low income students in North Portland is serving up more food than tennis.
PORTLAND, Ore. Things are not the same at St. John's Racquet Center. Instead of kids coming here for Portland Tennis and Education programs, donated food is stockpiled in the lobby.
"We had a big food drive on Tuesday and we're trying to organize as many groceries for the families as possible," said Executive Director Jorge Fuenmayor.
Portland Tennis and Educationhas long history of bringing a sport often associated with country clubs to the city's poor and under-served. Along with tennis, the nonprofit provides after school and summer educational programs, mentoring kids. The classrooms we featured on news stories in the past are empty right now. But the work continues in a different way.
"Were really trying to address the basic needs of the families by helping them with food, school supplies, electronic equipment so that the kids can do digital learning, and then adding in a bill assistance program that were just starting right now," said Associate Director Stephanie Haas.
And they are providing a chance for the 70 kids in the program to get with their groups, remotely, and check in with mentors, too. The scholar athletes can still get some exercise, finding workouts and other information on a website made just for them.
The food deliveries are happening two or three times a week; another chance to connect, at least for a brief time. Fuenmayor says these families work hard for little pay. And now, 26 of 37 of them have lost their jobs.
"So a lot of concern about how to put food on the table how to pay the bills- some of the other families are doing OK but at the same time starting to worry about what's next," said Fuenmayor.
It's a tough time for the nonprofit as well. For now, PT&E has laid off over 80 percent of its staff and volunteers. But the hope is that tennis and education will come alive again in the future, at St. John's Center. In the meantime, donations of food, school supplies and financial assistance are appreciated. Learn more here, about how to help.
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Keiser University Student Assists in the Development of Socially Distanced Exercise Programs – Keiser University
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Tyra Vigil, an Exercise Science program student at Keiser Universitys Flagship campus is applying the knowledge and skills shes learned toward her externship at ECB Athletics in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Vigil, a Keiser University Flagship campus senior, is aiding in the development of social distancing strength and conditioning exercises designed to assist athletes in maintaining and building flexibility and muscle mass as they face COVID19 restrictions. She credits professors Dalton Oliver and John Crimmins for much of the knowledge shes gained and recommends that those entering the profession bea sponge to the insights of their teachers, coaches and other healthcare professionals while not hesitating to ask questions.
ECB Athleticsis a non-profit, veteran owned organization established to inspire, train, and coach young athletes by providing elite training at the collegiate, high school and youth levels. Its programs are designed to support and strengthen athletes, regardless of age, athleticism, sport or goal.
Keiser Universitys Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Sciencecombines both didactic instructions integrated with supervised practice and externships necessary to provide the student with the necessary tools to be successful in this field. The focus of this program is to prepare the student to take three nationally recognized and accredited field certifications. In addition, the coursework focuses on preparing the student with a strong foundation in science-based General Educations and a balanced offering of Core classes. Following graduation from the Exercise Science program, students will have the necessaryrequirements to pursue a degree in a variety of medical fields including physical therapy.
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Lineage Cell Therapeutics Announces Early Exercise of Option with Cancer Research UK for Immuno-Oncology Cell Therapy Program – Business Wire
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CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs, announced today that Cancer Research UKs Commercial Partnerships has permitted Lineage to conduct an early exercise of its option to acquire data from Cancer Research UKs ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of VAC2 in non-small cell lung cancer (NCT03371485), and develop an allogeneic dendritic cell therapy platform (VAC). Lineage will assume responsibility for further development of the VAC2 product candidate as well as future development opportunities derived from the VAC platform, while Cancer Research UK concludes the ongoing trial. This decision was based on an early review of the data collected by Cancer Research UK in the VAC2 trial under a clinical trial and option agreement. In addition, Cancer Research UK will provide input on the potential use of VAC in the infectious disease space to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. Cancer Research UK is the worlds largest cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research.
Clinical data recently collected by Cancer Research UK in the ongoing trial of VAC2 has shown peripheral immunogenicity in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, providing validation of the underlying mechanism of using allogeneic dendritic cells to present antigens to the bodys immune system. Evidence of immunogenicity was a key clinical signal which was necessary before we would consider taking over the program, stated Brian M. Culley, Lineage CEO. This encouraging evidence builds upon earlier clinical studies of VAC which supported not only the safety of the VAC platform, but also evidence that patients developed antigen-specific T cell immune responses. We are excited to assume responsibility for advancing this promising program and move Lineage more aggressively into the field of cancer immunotherapy. Given the scientific evidence supporting our approach, the opportunity to also apply our VAC program to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development was another positive consideration and we are pleased that Cancer Research UK facilitated this decision. Presenting a viral antigen will require transferring the program from Cancer Research UKs Centre for Drug Development to our cGMP facility, scaling the manufacturing process, and eventually submitting an IND for clinical testing. We also will be evaluating opportunities for non-dilutive funding for this new initiative.
Dr. Nigel Blackburn, Cancer Research UKs Director of the Centre for Drug Development, said: We are pleased that our development efforts on the VAC2 program over the past several years have generated initial evidence of an immune response in cancer patients and have resulted in an early exercise of the option by Lineage. We are excited to transfer the next phase of development to our partners and to assist the expansion of those efforts into SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development and other areas with significant unmet need.
About VAC2
VAC2 is an allogeneic, or non-patient specific, cancer vaccine product candidate designed to stimulate patient immune responses to an antigen commonly expressed in cancerous cells but not in normal adult cells. VAC2, which is produced from a pluripotent cell technology using a directed differentiation method, is comprised of a population of nonproliferating mature dendritic cells. As the most potent type of antigen presenting cell in the body, dendritic cells instruct the bodys immune system to attack and eliminate harmful pathogens and unwanted cells. Because the tumor antigen is loaded exogenously into the dendritic cells prior to administration, VAC2 is a platform technology that can be modified to carry any antigen, including patient-specific tumor neo-antigens or viral antigens. VAC2 is currently being tested in a Phase 1 study in adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the advanced and adjuvant settings (NCT03371485), conducted by Cancer Research UK.
About Cancer Research UKs Centre for Drug Development
Cancer Research UK has an impressive record of developing novel treatments for cancer. The Cancer Research UK Centre for Drug Development has been pioneering the development of new cancer treatments for 25 years, taking over 140 potential new anti-cancer agents into clinical trials in patients. It currently has a portfolio of 21 new anti-cancer agents in preclinical development, Phase I or early Phase II clinical trials. Six of these new agents have made it to market including temozolomide for brain cancer, abiraterone for prostate cancer and rucaparib for ovarian cancer. Two other drugs are in late development Phase III trials.
About Cancer Research UKs Commercial Partnerships Team
Cancer Research UK is the worlds leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research. Cancer Research UKs specialist Commercial Partnerships Team works closely with leading international cancer scientists and their institutes to protect intellectual property arising from their research and to establish links with commercial partners. Cancer Research UKs commercial activity operates through Cancer Research Technology Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cancer Research UK. It is the legal entity which pursues drug discovery research in themed alliance partnerships and delivers varied commercial partnering arrangements.
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About Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
Lineage Cell Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs. Lineages programs are based on its robust proprietary cell-based therapy platform and associated in-house development and manufacturing capabilities. With this platform Lineage develops and manufactures specialized, terminally differentiated human cells from its pluripotent and progenitor cell starting materials. These differentiated cells are developed to either replace or support cells that are dysfunctional or absent due to degenerative disease or traumatic injury or administered as a means of helping the body mount an effective immune response to cancer. Lineages clinical programs are in markets with billion dollar opportunities and include three allogeneic (off-the-shelf) product candidates: (i) OpRegen, a retinal pigment epithelium transplant therapy in Phase 1/2a development for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the developed world; (ii) OPC1, an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell therapy in Phase 1/2a development for the treatment of acute spinal cord injuries; and (iii) VAC2, a cancer immunotherapy of antigen-presenting dendritic cells in Phase 1 development for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. For more information, please visit http://www.lineagecell.com or follow the Company on Twitter @LineageCell.
Forward Looking Statements
Lineage cautions you that all statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this press release, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, in some cases, can be identified by terms such as believe, may, will, estimate, continue, anticipate, design, intend, expect, could, plan, potential, predict, seek, should, would, contemplate, project, target, tend to, or the negative version of these words and similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to Lineages plans to develop the VAC platform and the potential of the VAC platform to address COVID-19. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Lineages actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release, including risks and uncertainties inherent in Lineages business and other risks in Lineages filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Lineages forward-looking statements are based upon its current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included under the heading Risk Factors in Lineages periodic reports with the SEC, including Lineages Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2020 and its other reports, which are available from the SECs website. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they were made. Lineage undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.
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Every Mother Raises New Funding To Provide Millions Of Mothers With A Clinically Proven And Effective Workout They Can Do At Home Or On The Go -…
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NEW YORK, May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Every Mother, a clinically proven fitness program for pre and post-natal women, today announced the closing of a $1.5M seed round led by Courtside Ventures with participation from Serena Williams' Serena Ventures, Techstars Ventures, The Fund, and prominent angels Robin Berzin (Parsley Health), Ilia Papas (Blue Apron), and Jenny Fielding (Techstars and The Fund). These funds will be used to help Every Mother accelerate growth and scale its operations to meet an ever growing demand from mothers around the globe for an easily accessible, clinically proven streaming fitness method that will help them repair and recover from issues that are often viewed as collateral damage of motherhood and made worse by traditional exercise.
"When Leah and I started Every Mother, we were both disheartened and motivated by the lack of education and dearth of fitness options available that properly address and responsibly protect against the physical changes that accompany childbirth," said Allison Rapaport, CEO of Every Mother. "From our launch until now, our clinically proven approach has struck a chord with moms at all points in their lives who were relieved to know they didn't just have to accept perpetual discomfort around their core. These women learned the way they moved and exercised could change what they felt forced to accept, and that they could reap tremendous benefits from carrying these lessons through their ongoing fitness lifestyle. Through this new round of funding, we will now not only be able ensure that we have the best talent to help us expand and scale, but we will have immediate access to partners that we can grow with and gain strategic guidance from to further our mission of providing safe, convenient, effective fitness solutions to every mother."
Unlike other, more expensive pre and post-natal fitness programs that focus solely on helping mothers lose their baby weight or bounce back post pregnancy, Every Mother's method is designed to address a number of physical issues that mothers face, including resolving and repairing diastasis recti or ab separation, while helping alleviate back pain and urinary incontinence, so women who are suffering can feel whole again. In fact, the company has conducted studies with leading research hospitals including Weill Cornell that show Every Mother's method not only does no harm for diastasis recti, but that it actually resolves it, and helps alleviate the accompanying symptoms of a protruding waistline, urinary incontinence and back pain. This Summer, Every Mother will release the results of a prospective non-randomized trial with Hospital for Special Surgery, with support from Harvard Medical School, designed to demonstrate the statistical significance of diastasis recti improvement and build awareness and acceptance in the medical community, to help more mothers avoid surgery and lifelong discomfort from a condition that is resolvable with exercise.
"As investors in the fitness and wellness space, we meet a lot of companies that have theoretical ideas of how to solve for physical ailments, but rarely do we have the opportunity to partner with a company whose clinically proven approach is the foundation of the methodology," said Kai Bond at Courtside Ventures. "Allison and Leah at Every Mother have been able to create more than a wellness platform, but also a community that has transformed the lives of all mothers."
Every Mother's program is designed to be incredibly easy to use. Mothers simply sign-up for a quarterly or annual membership, answer three questions to get to the correct stage, and for as little as just $10 a month, they gain access to a curated track of the best information and programming possible to meet them wherever they are on their pre and postnatal fitness journey.
Once onboarded, mothers are empowered to begin learning the foundations of safe and effective movement that can be progressively woven through their day. Featuring highly curated video content that leverages Leah Keller's lauded EMbody method, as well as tips from experts including well known nutritionists, OBGYN's and more, Every Mother provides multiple exercise paths with a daily dose of core movement, full body fitness, optimal reminders, progress tracking and integrated community links to foster a lifetime of superior core strength, function and fitness, all within a supportive and motivating environment.
"Every Mother immediately caught our attention for its ability to successfully address this incredibly important and much needed area of female fitness that had, up until this point, been readily misunderstood or even ignored," said Jenny Fielding, MD Techstars. "We knew the team at Every Mother was onto something big. We are proud to have invested in Every Mother at Techstars NY and to be upping our investment again in this groundbreaking company again today."
As a company led by busy working moms, Every Mother is constructed to create extraordinary results in only 10 to 30 minutes a day. Its guided streaming video experience is designed to ensure this important group doesn't have to think about how to exercise but instead knows exactly what to do and how long it will take them each day, so that it fits directly into their lives. The program is also equipped with scheduled reminders, a diastasis recti tracker and other built-in tools for accountability, to ensure mothers can achieve the ultimate long term benefits of its approach.
At the core of the program is Every Mother's supportive community that creates a bond between members and a sense that everyone is in it together to help mothers achieve their goals. In connection with rethinking the way they move, mothers find the community aspect so helpful, they usually come in for one pain point but end up staying and progressing throughout Every Mother's entire program, addressing different and important stages of fitness throughout their journey.
"At Serena Ventures, we often look for companies that make everyday life easier. As a mother, I have experienced first-hand how hard recovery from childbirth can be, and the moment we were introduced to Every Mother, we knew we had to get involved," said Serena Williams, founder of Serena Ventures.
For more information about Every Mother's EMbody program, please visitwww.every-mother.com
About Every MotherEvery Mother is the only wellness lifestyle program clinically proven to resolve diastasis recti. Its robust, research-based streaming exercise program meets the needs of modern mothers. Efficient and effective, EMbody programs scale to fit into women's lives with guided exercise regimens for each stage of motherhood, achieving measurable results in 10 to 30 minutes a day. The company launched in 2018 and is headquartered in NY. To learn more, please visitwww.every-mother.com, find them on Instagram and Facebook or download the app for iOS or Android.
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Aged care residents benefit from tailored exercise programs – Have a Go News
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Tailored exercise programs led by accredited exercise physiologists dont just provide physical benefits for residents living in aged care they improve mental wellbeing and social engagement, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research.
A series of studies led by ECU Associate Professor Annette Raynor from the School of Medical and Health Sciences has investigated the benefits of a 12-week exercise program delivered by an accredited exercise physiologist for older adults living in three different residential aged care facilities in Perth.
According to health authorities, more than 50 per cent of the 230,000 Australian residents living in aged care experiencesymptoms of depression.
The new studies have provided preliminary evidence for the feasibility and effectiveness of an accredited exercise physiologist-led therapy program to promote residents physical and psychosocial wellbeing.
Associate Professor Raynor said previous research on exercise in aged care had tended to focus on thephysical effectsof resistance training and balance programs on fall prevention and in promoting functional capacity and mobility.
This focus on the physical outcomes from exercise often decreases the significance of psychosocial benefits, such as enhanced independence, elevated mood and reduced agitation that can also be achieved with exercise, Associate Professor Raynor said.
The program led to improvements in residents sense of independence, autonomy and social engagement. Residents demonstrated improvements in balance, strength, flexibility and mobility. The individualised structure of the program enabled residents to foster personal connections and accommodated specific needs relating to cognitive and physical impairments.
While the exercise programs achieved physical improvements in balance, strength and flexibility, other significant benefits such as increased connectedness and motivation were also observed.
Associate Professor Raynor said staff had noticed that residents were coming out of their rooms more often, joining in activities, their mood was enhanced and they were generally more happy.
One lady we worked with had experienced a stroke. She couldnt dress herself or go to the toilet unassisted. Prior to her stroke she had been very independent and found her current situation frustrating.
Through the exercise program she regained some independence, was able to join classes, choose her own clothes and go to the bathroom on her own, Associate Professor Raynor said.
These are the changes we were looking for an increase in strength and functional ability are great, but the extra benefits that this enhanced physical ability brings to the residents quality of life demonstrated the meaningfulness of the program.
Associate Professor Raynor said exercise interventions in aged care in WA were typically not delivered by exercise physiologists, who are specifically trained to deliver tailored exercise programs.
Because this exercise program was led by an exercise physiologist, they could prescribe and deliver one-on-one or group sessions tailored specifically to each individual.
This also meant they could build personal relationships and adapt the exercise to the residents needs, she said.
The paperIts not just physical: Exercise physiologist-led exercise program promotes functional and psychosocial health outcomes in aged careis published in in theJournal of Aging and Physical Activity.
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Saniona announces that the exercise period of warrants of series TO 1 begins May 11th, 2020 – GlobeNewswire
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PRESS RELEASE
May 7, 2020
Saniona (OMX: SANION), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, announced today that the exercise period for the warrants of series TO 1 that was issued in connection with Sanionas rights issue and directed issue in the first quarter of 2020 will begin on May 11th. The exercise period runs from May 11th until and including May 25th, 2020. The holder of warrants of series TO 1 has the right to subscribe for one (1) new share in Saniona for each warrant held at a price of SEK 25.00 per share. The subscription price has been determined within the interval SEK 25.00-30.00 per share in accordance with the warrant terms based on the volume weighted average price of Sanionas share during the period from and including April 22nd, 2020, to and including May 6th, 2020. Upon full exercise of all warrants of series TO 1, Saniona will be allocated approximately SEK 37 million (before issuing costs). The holder of warrants must apply for subscription of new shares, by exercise of warrants, no later than 5:00 p.m. CEST, May 25th, 2020, alternatively sell the warrants of series TO 1 no later than May 20th, 2020 (half day of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm). Folder and information sheet are available from today, May 7th, on Sanionas (www.saniona.com) and Sedermera Fondkommissions (www.sedermera.se) respective websites.
Saniona is heading in an exciting direction, with growing expansion in the important U.S. market as well as very promising results coming out of our clinical trials of Tesomet for the rare diseases Prader-Willi Syndrome and Hypothalamic Obesity, said Rami Levin, President & CEO. The funding from these warrants will help build on our transformation towards a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company, and will more specifically finance overall operations as well as further development of Tesomet in PWS and HO.
Warrants of series TO 1 in brief:
Upon full exercise of all warrants of series TO 1, the number of shares in Saniona will increase by 1,479,742 to 30,892,261 and the share capital will increase by SEK 73,987.10 to SEK 1,544,613.05. This entails a dilution of approximately 4.8 percent based on the number of shares in Saniona after full exercise of all warrants of series TO 1. The warrants of series TO 1 are listed for trading on Nasdaq Stockholm with the short name "SANION TO1" and ISIN SE0013775277.
Important dates for warrants of series TO 1:
Folder and information sheet are available on Sanionas website (www.saniona.com), as well as on the website of Sedermera Fondkommission (www.sedermera.se). The folder will be sent out to most nominee registered warrant holders. Subscription form will be made available from May 11th on Sanionas and Sedermera Fondkommissions respective websites. Subscription form along with the folder will be sent to VP-account holders. Full terms and conditions for the warrants of series TO 1 are provided via Sanionas website.
Action from you as a warrant holder is required how to exercise your warrants of series TO 1:
In order for your warrants not to expire worthless your action is required. You must apply for subscription of new shares, by exercise of warrants, no later than 5:00 p.m. CEST May 25th, 2020, alternatively sell your warrants no later than May 20th, 2020 (please observe that it is a half day of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm where the warrants are traded under the short name SANION TO1).
You can have your warrants registered in two ways:
1. In a securities custody account with a bank or other nominee (for example, Avanza or Nordnet), in an investment savings account (Sw. Investeringssparkonto) or endowment account (Sw. Kapitalfrskring). Your warrants are then nominee registered.
2. In a VP-account (a VP-account starts with three zeros). Your warrants are then directly registered.
If your warrants are nominee registered
Subscription and payment of new shares, by exercise of warrants, shall be made to the account-holding bank/nominee with which the warrants are registered. The subscription and payment shall be made in accordance with instructions from each such bank or nominee. Usually, the bank/nominee sends out a digital notice to the account holder, otherwise it is enough to log into the securities custody account from the first day in the exercise period in order to get instructions on how to exercise warrants for subscription of new shares. If you do not find these instructions, please contact your bank or trustee. Please note that banks and other nominees may set different time limits for the last day for subscription, hence it is recommended to contact the account-holding bank/nominee early in the exercise period. Subscribed and payed for shares may be entered as interim shares or IA into your securities custody account until registration of the issue is completed with the Swedish Companies Registration Office, whereby interim shares will automatically be converted to ordinary shares in Saniona.
If your warrants are directly registered
No VP-account statement will be sent out. Subscription of new shares, by exercise of warrants, shall be made by sending a completed subscription form to Sedermera Fondkommission. In conjunction with sending the completed subscription form, payment must be made to Sedermera Fondkommission in accordance to the payment details stated on the subscription form. Completed subscription form and payment must be registered with Sedermera Fondkommission no later than 5:00 p.m. CEST May 25th, 2020. Subscribed and payed for shares will be entered as interim shares or IA into your VP-account until registration of the issue is completed with the Swedish Companies Registration Office, whereby interim shares will automatically be converted to ordinary shares in Saniona.
Financial advisor, legal advisor, and issuing agentSedermera Fondkommission is financial advisor and issuing agent and Setterwalls Advokatbyr is legal advisor to Saniona in connection with the issue and exercise of warrants.
For more information regarding the warrants of series TO 1, please contact Sedermera FondkommissionPhone: +46 40-615 14 10, Email: issuingservices@sedermera.seFor more information about Saniona, please contactRami Levin, President & CEO, Saniona. Mobile: +1 (781) 987 3144. Email: rami.levin@saniona.com
Anita Milland, Interim CFO & Head of IR. Mobile +45-20163432. Email: anita.milland@saniona.com
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 8 a.m. CEST on May 7, 2020
About SanionaSaniona is a rare disease biopharmaceutical company focused on research, development and commercialization of treatments for the central nervous system. The company has four programs in clinical development. Saniona intends to develop and commercialize treatments for rare disease indications such as Prader-Willi syndrome and hypothalamic obesity on its own. The research is focused on ion channels and the company has a broad portfolio of research programs. Saniona also has out-licensing agreements with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Productos Medix, S.A de S.V and Cadent Therapeutics. Saniona is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and in Boston, US. The companys shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Small Cap (OMX: SANION). Read more at http://www.saniona.com.
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONThe information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares, warrants or other securities in Saniona. An offer to the persons concerned to subscribe for units consisting of warrants in Saniona has only been made through the prospectus that Saniona published on February 14, 2020.
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Retired Fighter Pilot Performs Brain Training Exercises at (Close to!) Mach Speed– Challenges Kids to Train Their Brain and Attempt to Beat His Time…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Colonel Jeff Moore, USAF, Retired, has accepted hundreds of life-changing challenges throughout his remarkable career. As an F-16 fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, he was used to flying at speeds of up to 1,500 miles per hour while operating under high G-forces and simultaneously processing multiple sources of information at a rapid pace in combat.
But in 2014, when his 9-year-old son Evan began one-on-one brain training at LearningRx to help defeat his struggles with reading and attention, Moore became fascinated with the challenges, achievements, and mental sweat that Evan's training sessions provided. It reminded him of his pilot training.
So when Kim Hanson, CEO of LearningRx, invited Moore to be a guest on her "Train Your Brain Tuesday" video series, Moore jumped at the opportunity.
"Even though my wife, Amy, is an educational psychologist and the director of research for LearningRx, I was skeptical about brain training until I saw the results for myself. Not only did Evan's cognitive skills improve dramatically, he defeated his reading struggles completely. I became such a believer in the program that I even joined the LearningRx research team as a cognitive trainer for a couple of years after retiring from the Air Force. I guess you could say brain training is in the Moore family's DNA!"
In this latest video episode, which offers free interactive brain training exercises and activities that kids of any age can do at home, Hanson challenges Moore to a brain-building exercise that requires him to add, subtract, and multiply a series of numbers in as short a time as possible. "I've been away from brain training for more than three years, so I was excited to see if my cognitive skills were still on-point."
And that, they were. Moore successfully completed 36 numbers in just 35 seconds. At the end of the video, Hanson encourages parents and their kids to complete the same challenge using a standard deck of playing cards. Anyone who films themselves beating Moore's impressive speed of 35 seconds, can submit their video to LearningRx's Facebook page where it will be posted and promoted.
To watch "Train Your Brain Tuesday" videos and learn more about live, virtual 1-on-1 online brain training, contact us at the number/email above or visit https://www.learningrx.com/about-us/train-your-brain-tuesday/
About LearningRxLearningRx, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the largest one-on-one brain training company in the world. Their training programs are delivered at more than 60 locations in the U.S. and in 45 countries around the globe (as BrainRx). LearningRx has helped more than 100,000 individuals and families sharpen their cognitive skills to help them think faster, learn easier, and perform better.In addition to their center-based training programs that partner every client with a personal brain trainer to keep clients engaged, accountable, and on-taska key advantage over digital brain gamesthe company also offers online training through real-time videoconferencing. This virtual delivery method allows clients to work from the comfort of their own home while still receiving the benefits of one-on-one brain training with a personal brain trainer.LearningRx's pioneering methods have been used in clinical settings for over 35 years and have been subjected to peer-review in more than a dozen scientific journals. To learn more visithttps://www.learningrx.com/our-programs/online-brain-training/
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The Importance of a Supportive Employer and Flexible Work Environment – Society of Women Engineers
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The current world pandemic has highlighted to me the importance of an employer who is supportive of the employee, both professionally and personally, and encourages a flexible work environment. I work for HP Inc., and I feel very fortunate to work for them right now. Having a flexible working arrangement has been a defining characteristic of my career and is something that I value highly.
Three main components create a flexible work environment: time, location and assignment. I have utilized all these components throughout my career at HP.
Flexibility with time is varying when you are working within the day as well as the total time spent on work activities. Many engineers shift their work hours to accommodate meetings across time zones (coming in early or staying late), specific projects (timed-testing and specialty tests), exercise programs, family activities, and volunteer projects. I volunteered with SWE outreach programs and FIRST Robotics, and for both activities I left work early to spend my time encouraging students to pursue engineering careers. I have also shifted my time to volunteer for non-engineering activities, like elementary school field trips, doctors visits, and sporting events for my kids. The willingness of HP to accommodate these activities allows me to be a complete person and fills my bucket, creating a happy employee.
Flexibility with location is something that many employees are experiencing currently. However, before the pandemic began, working from home was a key component to my success as a parent and employee. Right now, Im working from home 100%, and while its not ideal, it enables me to help my kids with their schoolwork and take care of family matters. During normal times, I would take morning or evening telecons from home to allow quick transitions from work to kid activities. Some employees even use alternate locations as a home base during conferences or while visiting family.
Assignment flexibility allows managers to work with individuals to vary the experience for optimal productivity and fit, depending on ones life situation and the business situation. Certain projects lend itself to remote management while others require on-site or in-person presence. Assignment flexibility requires buy-in from team members and management. Two ways I have experienced assignment flexibility are first, being assigned to projects that dont require extensive travel when my kids were little, and second, taking on a role that involved test areas which were able to continue work while I was not physically present, allowing my impact to not be limited to my personal work hours. I also see this flexibility firsthand as coworkers grapple with medical issues or home situations demand more attention than work.
Management by Objective is necessary to create this flexible environment. Employees can contribute to the best of their ability throughout their career, benefitting both the employer and the employee. Employees are happier, healthier, and more dedicated to coworkers when allowed to be contributing members of their communities in addition to accomplishing their work objectives.
As I prepare to travel to another state and care for my mother, a recovering COVID-19 patient who was on a ventilator and hospitalized for four weeks, I am reminded of why I value the flexible work environment. I plan to work remotely and use some PTO during my time away from my family. Throughout her illness, my management and coworkers have been extremely supportive of my needs and accommodating with my projects. They have gone out of their way to show care and concern. This isnt the first time. I have seen these caring actions and flexibility offered to many employees throughout my tenure at HP. I realize that not every job and function has this remote work capability, and I am grateful for my current situation.
For more information about HP Inc. jobs, visit jobs.hp.com.Want to hear about other amazing women who work at HP? Check out HPs blog featuring Women in Tech.
Amy Welter has worked for HP Inc. for 10 years. She earned a BSE in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2001. Amy has been an active member of SWE since her sophomore year in college and continues to participate in the Willamette Valley Section. In her free time, Amy enjoys playing games with her husband and two children, volunteering for numerous organizations including Girl Scouts, church, and schools, and exploring the Oregon outdoors
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