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John Sanbonmatsu talks about his new book, "The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and Ourselves".

Geneticist and microbiologist Nathan Tucker shares his research into how exercise can lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Exercise physiologist Carol Sames talks about a study showing that exercise improves survival rates for people who have had colon cancer. Family nurse practitioner Dana Ruth talks about the most common forms of skin cancer: squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma. And toxicologist Michael Hodgman explains what's important to know about marijuana edibles.

The Upstate Golisano Pediatric After Hours Care medical director, Dr. Phillip Mackewicz, advises what sorts of illnesses and injuries are best treated at After Hours, as the program relocates to downtown Syracuse, across the street from Upstate University Hospital. Exercise physiologist Carol Sames explains a study that shows how exercise fights breast cancer recurrence. Upstate's Norton College of Medicine student Michael Sun shares a paper he co-wrote about skin conditions that may arise with urologic cancers.

Radiation oncologist Anna Shapiro explains how low-dose radiation therapy can help relieve the pain of osteoarthritis. Simulation Center Director, Dr. Hesham Masoud, and director of the Standardized Patient Program, Matt Capogreco, tell about the standardized patient jobs -- portraying real patients -- for which they are recruiting. Nicholas Brennan, who is working toward both medical and doctoral degrees, explains his research, which focuses on the mechanism of muscle atrophy and aging.

Emergency physician Erin Underriner talks about Lyme carditis, a potentially dangerous complication of untreated Lyme disease that affects the heart. Pediatrician Nienke Dosa and Julia Duff, executive director of the Spina Bifida Association of New York State, explain what is understood about spina bifida. Pediatric oncologist Melanie Comito discusses how rates of recurrence of a common childhood leukemia were reduced in a clinical trial involving 26 kids from the Upstate Cancer Center. And urologist Joseph Jacob advises seeing a doctor if you notice blood in your urine.

Physical therapist Molly Torbitt discusses fear of falling. Upstate Global Health Institute director, Dr. Stephen Thomas tells about a new clinical trial underway of a vaccine to prevent C. diff, one of the most common health care-associated infections in the world. Dr. Reza Saidi, director of Upstate's Kidney Transplant Program, tells how and why the percentage of living donor kidney transplants has increased.

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Starting kindergarten later could boost kids' grades and improve their odds of attending a top college. Being the youngest kid in class can hurt their academic performance.

For the latest information on Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., Linda Wertheimer talks to Saul Gonzalez of KCRW.

For Coca-Cola, it was both a PR move and a social experiment. The company set up an ATM that gave out 100 euros ($131) and asked only that recipients share the money. A video of the campaign has gone viral.