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SmartQuit 2.0 app helps twice as many smokers cut habit: study

SmartQuit 2.0 app helps twice as many smokers cut habit: study

Smoking-cessation app developed via Fred Hutch research also helped three quarters of trial users reduce smoking habit
Hutch NewsNovember 17, 2016
Fitness trackers don’t improve weight loss, study finds

Fitness trackers don’t improve weight loss, study finds

Participants who added ‘wearables’ to diet and exercise plans actually lost fewer pounds than those who stuck with traditional tactics
Hutch NewsSeptember 20, 2016
NCI funds $3.1M Fred Hutch clinical trial of a smoking-cessation smartphone app

NCI funds $3.1M Fred Hutch clinical trial of a smoking-cessation smartphone app

First such study to compare effectiveness of quit-smoking programs delivered via mobile apps
News ReleasesJune 19, 2015
Good News at Fred Hutch

Good News at Fred Hutch

<p>Dr. Aude Chapuis named Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator; Dr. Jonathan Bricker receives $3.1M NCI grant to test quit-smoking smartphone app; Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem appointed chair of NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee; Dr. Julie Overbaugh receives award from Association for Women in Science</p>
Hutch NewsJune 18, 2015
Adult daily smokers needed for study quit-smoking iPhone app - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Adult daily smokers needed for study quit-smoking iPhone app - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Participants in the free Smart Quit study will receive tools to help them quit – and stay quit
News ReleasesMarch 11, 2013