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Colorectal Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide
The second deadliest of cancers when the incidents in both men and women are combined. Colorectal c
ancer refers to cancer that originates from either the colon or rectum.
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Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia - A Giving Smarter Guide
Poor treatment options. No Cure. Patients and families affected by chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
(CMML) face many challenges and critical unmet needs, issues mirrored by the current state of the disease’s research.
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Small Cell Lung Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide
Lung cancer has been one of the deadliest cancers in the United States. There are a number of chall
enges and unmet needs that act as barriers to desperately needed progress in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) research.
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Parkinson's Disease - A Giving Smarter Guide
More than 1 million American lives are affected by Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a chronic, neurodegene
rative movement disorder. Mainly affecting the elderly, the cause of PD is unknown.
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New Models for Financing Translational Medical Research in Singapore: Update
Since 2017, the Milken Institute has engaged with stakeholders worldwide on new models for financin
g translational biomedical research in Singapore.
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Public Health, Medical Research and the Cancer Moonshot: A Collaboration to Change the World
Michael Milken, Francis Collins, Linda Fried, Robert Hugin, Freda Lewis-Hall
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Infectious Diseases: Staying One Step Ahead
Michael Gerson, Michael Kurilla, Vanina Laurent-Ledru, Moncef Slaoui
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Superbugs: Slowing the Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Maryn McKenna, Beth Bell, Barry Eisenstein, Lance Price, Zachary Rubin
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Lunch Program │ An Update on Zika Virus With CDC Director Tom Frieden
Mike Klowden, Michael Gerson, Tom Frieden
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Fact or Fantasy? The Promise Of A Genomics Health-Care Revolution
Imagine a future world in which we prevent disease before it develops, remove trial-and-error from t
reatment, and trust that our doctors have all the information they need to treat us as unique individuals. That is the promise of genomic medicine.,
An estimated 65 million human genomes are expected to be sequenced by 2025.
, Take, for example, a critically ill baby in intensive care where doctors are struggling to find a diagnosis.
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Vice President Biden Names Founding President of FasterCures to Lead Cancer Moonshot
WASHINGTON—Vice President Joe Biden has named Greg Simon to lead the national cancer “moonshot” init
iative.
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Advances in Science: A Decade of Progress in Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Rajiv Ahuja, associate director at the Milken Institute, focusing on the future of aging, moderate
s this Advances in Science webinar with featured guest Richard J.
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