American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Announces the Cancer Advance of the Year

AUDIO: Bruce E. Johnson, MD, FASCO, Co-Executive Editor of Clinical Cancer Advances 2019, and Immediate Past-President, ASCO
(Alexandria, VA, Thursday, January 31, 2019) -The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released its annual report on progress against cancer, Clinical Cancer Advances 2019. In the report, ASCO names progress in treating rare...

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Movement and Exercise are Key in Reducing Risk of Heart Disease: February is American Heart Month

AUDIO: Dr. Charlotte Pratt, Program Director and Deputy Branch Chief, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(Bethesda, MD, Wednesday, January 30, 2019) – Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. One in four people in the U.S. dies of heart disease each year. A risk factor...

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Cutting Edge Study Aims to Treat Mild Memory Loss with Nicotine

AUDIO: Paul A. Newhouse, M.D., Director of the Center for Cognitive Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
(Nashville, TN, Thursday, January 17, 2019) – Mild memory loss or Mild Cognitive Impairment, also known as MCI, affects 15 to 20 percent of people age 65 and older and is a precursor to Alzheimer’s...

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New Study is Using Nicotine to Treat Mild Memory Loss

AUDIO: Dr. Paul A. Newhouse, Director of the Center for Cognitive Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
(Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, January 16, 2019) – Memory loss is not a normal part of aging. Mild memory loss or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is most common in seniors and is a precursor to Alzheimer’s...

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