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Released: 12-Jul-2010 8:35 AM EDT
Nationally-Recognized Oncologist Joins Cedars-Sinai’s Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Cedars-Sinai

Robert Figlin, M.D., F.A.C.P., a national leader in cancer research and treatment, has joined Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute as director of the Division of Hematology/Oncology and as associate director of the institute’s Academic Development Program.

Released: 5-Jul-2010 11:00 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Awarded National Institutes of Health Grant to Help Predict Vulnerability to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Cedars-Sinai

The Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute has been awarded a $1.66 million, four-year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to develop a measurement system that could help doctors predict which patients could be struck by sudden cardiac arrest, a heart rhythm disturbance that causes instant death in more than 95 percent of cases.

Released: 25-Jun-2010 9:00 AM EDT
Hallmark Alzheimer’s Disease Changes Found in Retinas of Humans and Imaged in Live Animals
Cedars-Sinai

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have discovered characteristic amyloid plaques in retinas from Alzheimer’s disease patients and used a noninvasive optical imaging technique to detect retinal plaques in live laboratory mice, suggesting the possibility of early noninvasive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

Released: 22-Jun-2010 11:00 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Researchers Awarded Grant from California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to Study Stem Cell Immune Rejection Response
Cedars-Sinai

A team of Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute researchers led by Terrence Town, Ph.D. has been awarded a three-year, $1.47 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to fund research into mechanisms for how human immune systems reject or accept transplanted brain stem cells.

Released: 15-Jun-2010 9:00 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Medical Group and Health Associates Once Again Receive Top Scores from California’s Leading Managed Care Organization
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Medical Group (CSMG) and Cedars-Sinai Health Associates (CSHA) have been awarded Elite status, the highest possible designation for quality care recognized by the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG), a professional organization comprised of the state’s leading managed care groups. Both organizations are ranked among the top 25 physician organizations in the state in 2010.

Released: 8-Jun-2010 9:00 AM EDT
Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Scholarships Presented at Harlem Village Academies
Cedars-Sinai

A public charter school in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood hosted the June 7 presentation of the seventh annual Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars Program in Neuroscience awards. Founded by Deborah Kenny, Ph.D., in 2001, Harlem Village Academies gained national acclaim for turning at-risk students into college-bound scholars.

Released: 4-Jun-2010 8:45 AM EDT
Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Scholarships in Neurosciences to be Presented at Harlem Village Academies June 7, 2010
Cedars-Sinai

A public charter school in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood will host the June 7 presentation of the seventh annual Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars in Neuroscience awards. Pauletta and Denzel Washington will be on hand to present the scholarship awards and are available for interviews.

Released: 26-May-2010 8:45 AM EDT
Scientist Who Helped Clone Dolly the Sheep and Biologist Who Discovered Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Speak at Cedars-Sinai Symposium
Cedars-Sinai

World’s leading stem cell scientists to debate and discuss latest clinical trials using stem cells to treat ALS and heart attack patients. The The first Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Scientific Symposium, dedicated to furthering our ability to bring stem cell therapies from the laboratory to the patient bedside, will be held Monday, June 14. Led by Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., and Eduardo Marbán, M.D., Ph.D., the conference will highlight the most recent developments in leading-edge stem cell research and treatments for brain and heart diseases.

Released: 21-May-2010 8:45 AM EDT
Neurologist Lyden Named Carmen and Louis Warschaw Chair in Neurology During Dedication Ceremony at Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai

One of the nation’s leading neurologists, Patrick D. Lyden, M.D., has been named the Carmen and Louis Warschaw Chair in Neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Lyden, who joined the Cedars-Sinai faculty as chairman of the Department of Neurology last July, has conducted extensive research into cerebrovascular disease and potential treatments for stroke.

Released: 20-May-2010 8:45 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Foot and Ankle Surgeon Named Head of California Orthopaedic Association
Cedars-Sinai

Glenn Pfeffer, M.D., director of the Foot and Ankle Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has been elected president of the California Orthopaedic Association, an organization representing more than 2,000 orthopaedists in California. Pfeffer, who is also co-director of the Cedars-Sinai/USC Dance Medicine Center, will serve as the organization’s leader for a one-year term beginning in June 2010.

Released: 19-May-2010 9:00 AM EDT
Lessons from 9/11: Psychiatrists Are Indispensible in First-Response Teams to Help Disaster Survivors
Cedars-Sinai

Psychiatrists should be included in disaster first-response teams because survivors have immediate need for help in alleviating early trauma symptoms ranging from sleeplessness to constant anxiety, says a new study of 9/11 survivors and victims’ family members published today in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice.

Released: 7-May-2010 5:00 PM EDT
Drug Now Used to Treat Erectile Dysfunction May Enhance Delivery of Herceptin to Certain Brain Tumors
Cedars-Sinai

New research by scientists at Cedars-Sinai’s Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute suggests that a drug currently approved to treat erectile dysfunction may significantly enhance the delivery of the anti-cancer drug Herceptin to certain hard-to-treat brain tumors. The research, published in the current issue of the journal PLoS ONE, could help doctors improve treatments for lung and breast cancers that have metastasized to the brain.

Released: 5-May-2010 7:25 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Researchers Find Link Between Methane Productions and Obesity
Cedars-Sinai

New Cedars-Sinai research shows obese patients who test positive for methane on their breath have a significantly higher body mass index (BMI) than their peers.

Released: 4-May-2010 4:00 PM EDT
High Doses of Antioxidant Supplements Induce Stem Cell Genetic Abnormalities, Potentially Leading to Cellular Changes Predisposing to Cancer Formation
Cedars-Sinai

High doses of antioxidant nutritional supplements, such as vitamins C and E, can increase genetic abnormalities in cells, which may predispose supplement-takers to developing cancer, according to a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.

Released: 3-May-2010 7:00 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Research Shows Antibiotic Prevents IBS Symptoms
Cedars-Sinai

A targeted antibiotic provides effective and long-lasting relief of Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms, according to the results of two multisite Phase III clinical trials designed by Cedars-Sinai researchers. Rifaximin is the first drug treatment for IBS that relieves symptoms while it’s being administered and continues to benefit patients after they stop taking the drug.

Released: 30-Apr-2010 8:00 PM EDT
Financial Aid Director Diagnosed with ALS Focusing on Elevating Awareness, Need for a Cure, and Importance of Stem Cell Research
Cedars-Sinai

It was just two years ago this month that Michele Norlin, financial aid director at the Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). While a large part of her job for the past 14 years has been to help students gain a better education that will prepare them for life, she now hopes that by telling her story, she will help educate the public about ALS and the role stem cell research may provide in finding a cure for this debilitating disease. [May is ALS Awareness Month]

22-Apr-2010 8:35 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Researchers Present New Findings at International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Scientific Meeting
Cedars-Sinai

Physician scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute are presenting new findings on heart transplantation rejection factors such as race and gender, the effects of pre-transplant smoking and whether homeless organ donors put recipients at higher risk for complications. The presentations will take place April 21 – 24 in Chicago during the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

7-Apr-2010 9:00 PM EDT
Magnetic Attraction of Stem Cells to the Injured Heart Creates More Potent Treatment for Heart Attack
Cedars-Sinai

Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found in animals that infusing cardiac-derived stem cells with micro-size particles of iron and then using a magnet to guide those stem cells to the area of the heart damaged in a heart attack boosts the heart’s retention of those cells and could increase the therapeutic benefit of stem cell therapy for heart disease.

Released: 7-Apr-2010 9:00 PM EDT
Patient Trial of Personalized Two-Drug Therapy for Brain Tumors Launched
Cedars-Sinai

Patients suffering from recently diagnosed malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme or a rare variant called gliosarcoma may be eligible to participate in a Phase II clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center that combines two innovative drugs.

2-Apr-2010 1:45 PM EDT
Controversial Arrhythmia Drug Provides Only Modest Efficacy and No Clear Safety Benefits
Cedars-Sinai

In a rigorous new review of the antiarrhythmic drug dronedarone (Multaq), researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute conclude that the controversial drug is only modestly effective and has no clear safety benefits. The review, to be published in the April 23 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, assessed data on dronedarone submitted during the drug's FDA approval process and determined that dronedarone is 50 percent less effective than amiodarone (Cordarone), a frequently used treatment for atrial fibrillation, a common type of heart rhythm disorder.

Released: 1-Apr-2010 9:00 PM EDT
Study Examines Regional Use of Minimally Invasive Repair of Aneurysms
Cedars-Sinai

While health policy researchers commonly suggest that geographic variations in the amount of medical care provided can be attributed to hospital costs or physician practice patterns, a new study examining regional utilization of a specific surgical procedure – minimally invasive aneurysm repair – shows that is not the case.

24-Mar-2010 8:10 PM EDT
Study Links Genetic Variation to Possible Protection Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Cedars-Sinai

Physician-scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found that a genetic variation is associated with lower risk of sudden cardiac arrest, a disorder that gives little warning and is fatal in about 95 percent of cases. Findings will be published tomorrow by the Public Library of Science (PloS One).

22-Mar-2010 9:00 PM EDT
Article on Memory May Make a Lasting Impression, Depending on Theta Phase Lock
Cedars-Sinai

You see pictures of a monkey, scrambled eggs and a brightly dressed group of women laughing. Research scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the California Institute of Technology see electrical spikes coming from the neurons of your brain.

Released: 24-Mar-2010 8:00 AM EDT
Can Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Improve Muscle Blood Flow in Muscular Dystrophy Patients?
Cedars-Sinai

A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute cardiologist has been awarded a three-year, nearly $1 million grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to study whether drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction could also be used to improve muscle blood flow and reduce fatigue in muscular dystrophy patients.

21-Mar-2010 7:00 PM EDT
Success Rates for Organ Transplants Are Increasing, But Organ Donations Are Decreasing
Cedars-Sinai

The number of living donor organs available for transplant has progressively declined over the past five years, according to a new study. In addition, the study showed that for the first time, organs from deceased donors decreased in 2008.

Released: 18-Mar-2010 8:45 PM EDT
Clinical Trial of Minimally Invasive Stenting System for Carotid Arteries Available at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai

Patients who suffer from plaque-related narrowing of a carotid artery but are not good candidates for open surgery may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a minimally invasive procedure designed to open carotid arteries the way angioplasty and stenting clear arteries of the heart.

Released: 18-Mar-2010 8:40 PM EDT
Patients Recently Suffering Non-Severe Strokes May be Eligible for Clinical Trial of Minimally Invasive Stenting Procedure to Open Brain Arteries
Cedars-Sinai

Individuals between 30 and 80 years of age, who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or non-severe stroke within the past 30 days, and who cannot be treated surgically, may be eligible to participate in a Phase III clinical trial of a minimally invasive stenting procedure at the Cedars-Sinai Neurovascular Center.

Released: 18-Mar-2010 3:00 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Physicians Present Findings at American College of Cardiology Scientific Meeting
Cedars-Sinai

A study questions the effectiveness of routine aspirin therapy in preventing heart disease, while another suggests that LVADs may aid in weight loss for obese patients awaiting a heart transplant.

Released: 17-Mar-2010 8:10 AM EDT
Research Team Identifies Genes Linked to Ulcerative Colitis
Cedars-Sinai

A study of the human genome led by Cedars-Sinai researchers has now identified genes linked to ulcerative colitis, offering clues as to what causes the condition and potential avenues for new therapies to treat the disease.

Released: 12-Mar-2010 8:00 PM EST
A Parent’s Worst Nightmare: Five-Year-Old Develops Rare Brain Cyst - Grateful Dad Will Run L.A. Marathon to Raise Money and Awareness for Pediatric Brain Tumor Research
Cedars-Sinai

On March 21, Benny Zafrani will be running the Los Angeles Marathon. That, by itself, is not remarkable – after all, thousands of others will be doing the same thing. However, Benny is on a mission to raise funds for pediatric brain tumor research. And his mission was spurred by personal experience.

Released: 9-Mar-2010 8:30 AM EST
Multicenter NIH Clinical Trial Will Study Potential Benefits of Brain Cooling After a Stroke
Cedars-Sinai

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and UTHealth’s Medical School will collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia (brain cooling) for stroke to date. The ICTuS 2 study (Intravascular Cooling for Acute Stroke) will be led by overall principal investigator Patrick D. Lyden, M.D., former director of the UC San Diego Stroke Center and currently chairman of the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai.

Released: 3-Mar-2010 9:00 AM EST
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Cardiologist Sanjay Kaul, M.D. Co-Authors Statement on Safety of Diabetes Drugs
Cedars-Sinai

A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute cardiologist co-authored the joint science advisory issued by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology that calls for close monitoring of patients taking certain blood sugar-lowering drugs.

Released: 1-Mar-2010 9:00 AM EST
Heart Transplant Pioneer Jon Kobashigawa, M.D. Awarded Inaugural DSL/Thomas D. Gordon Endowed Chair in Heart Transplantation Medicine
Cedars-Sinai

Jon Kobashigawa, M.D., director of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute’s Heart Transplant Program and an internationally-recognized leader in the care of patients with advanced heart failure, has been named the inaugural holder of the DSL/Thomas D. Gordon Endowed Chair in Heart Transplantation Medicine.

Released: 15-Feb-2010 1:05 PM EST
120 Los Angeles-Area 7th and 8th Graders to be Scientists for a Day at Cedars-sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai

About 120 students from four area schools will begin to discover if they have what it takes to become brain surgeons or neuroscientists through hands-on experience at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Excellent Photo Opportunities.

Released: 15-Feb-2010 1:00 PM EST
Clive Svendsen of Cedars-Sinai to Receive ALS Research Award from American Academy of Neurology
Cedars-Sinai

Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., director of the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute, is receiving the American Academy of Neurology Sheila Essey Award for his research on ALS (amyothrophic lateral sclerosis).

Released: 2-Feb-2010 8:45 AM EST
Fat Behaves Differently in Patients with Polycistic Ovary Syndrome
Cedars-Sinai

Fat tissue in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome produces an inadequate amount of the hormone that regulates how fats and glucose are processed, promoting increased insulin resistance and inflammation, glucose intolerance, and greater risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study conducted at the Center for Androgen-Related Research and Discovery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Released: 21-Jan-2010 12:15 AM EST
National Leaders in Heart Transplantation and Heart Failure Join Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Cedars-Sinai

The California Heart Center, the cardiology group that developed the nation’s largest heart transplant program, has joined the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation.

Released: 6-Jan-2010 8:30 PM EST
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Named a Top Provider of Cardiac Bypass Surgery by Worth Magazine
Cedars-Sinai

Worth magazine has selected Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute as one of the United States’ top 25 hospitals for cardiac bypass surgery.

Released: 6-Jan-2010 8:20 PM EST
Study Investigates Immune System Alterations in Brain; May Shed Light on Alzheimer’s Disease-like Changes
Cedars-Sinai

Using laboratory mice that had been bred to have brain changes similar to Alzheimer’s disease, scientists were able to reduce two characteristic features of the disease by modifying the mice’s immune systems with a special peptide (MOG45D) related to the myelin sheath that insulates nerve cells and nerve fibers. As a result, anti-inflammatory cells were recruited from the blood into the brain, dampening the local inflammatory response.

Released: 10-Dec-2009 8:20 PM EST
Cedars-Sinai’s Bariatric Surgery Program Recognized for High Quality of Care by American College of Surgeons
Cedars-Sinai

The Cedars-Sinai Center for Weight Loss has received re-accreditation as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence from the American College of Surgeons. This is a nationally–recognized acknowledgement of the high quality of care provided at Cedars-Sinai to patients who have bariatric surgery - such as lap-band, gastric sleeve or gastric bypass.

Released: 7-Dec-2009 8:55 PM EST
Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute to Supply Stem Cells to Scientists Developing Treatments for Huntington’s Disease
Cedars-Sinai

The Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute is to provide stem cells to a five-member National Institutes of Health consortium of researchers for development of potential therapies to treat Huntington’s disease.

Released: 4-Dec-2009 9:00 AM EST
Emergency Stroke Systems: Patients Benefit From Earlier Access to State-of-the-Art Medical and Minimally-invasive Tools
Cedars-Sinai

Thanks to Los Angeles County’s new Emergency Stroke System, individuals who experience a stroke may now be able to more quickly access some of the latest advances in stroke interventions. The Emergency Medical Services Agency announced that ambulances will transport suspected stroke patients directly to Approved Stroke Centers in Los Angeles County. These are facilities that are specially stroke-prepared – medically and surgically – and have the mechanisms in place to quickly provide the right treatment.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 9:30 PM EST
Cedars-Sinai IBD Expert Awarded Inaugural Endowed Chair
Cedars-Sinai

Marla C. Dubinsky, M.D., director of the Cedars-Sinai Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and one of the world’s leading researchers studying the disease, has been named the Abe and Claire Levine Chair in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Released: 23-Nov-2009 6:45 PM EST
Minimally Invasive Surgery Corrects Scoliosis And Relieves Retired Teacher’s Chronic Pain
Cedars-Sinai

Relief from decades of low back pain gives Carole Riggs even more to celebrate during the holidays – Riggs, a retired teacher and school principal, points to her work during one Christmas vacation – bending, twisting and sitting on the floor to create games and teaching aids – as the primary culprit behind many years of back pain.

10-Nov-2009 8:00 PM EST
Women Suffering Sudden Cardiac Arrest Have Lower Prevalence of Structural Heart Disease Compared to Men
Cedars-Sinai

New findings from the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study show women don’t exhibit signs that would make them eligible for current treatments to prevent fatal cardiac arrest.

Released: 11-Nov-2009 9:00 PM EST
Obituary: William Ganz, M.D., 90, Pioneering Cardiologist and Co-Inventor of the Swan-Ganz Catheter
Cedars-Sinai

William Ganz, M.D., an internationally-recognized leader and inventor in heart medicine, died Tuesday night of natural causes. He was 90.

Released: 6-Nov-2009 9:00 AM EST
Women’s Cardiology Pioneer Receives American Heart Association’s 2009 Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award
Cedars-Sinai

C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., an internationally recognized authority on women’s heart health, will receive the American Heart Association’s 2009 Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award at the organization’s Scientific Sessions 2009, to be held in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center Nov. 14-Nov. 18.

Released: 6-Nov-2009 8:50 AM EST
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Team Meeting with Guam Medical Community Leaders
Cedars-Sinai

A team from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will be meeting with leaders in medicine and health insurance and as well as patients during a visit to Guam this week. The aim of the trip is to continue to strengthen relationships with healthcare leaders and patients.

Released: 28-Oct-2009 8:45 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Researchers Awarded $5.5 MillionTo Develop Novel Stem Cell Treatments for Heart Attack Patients
Cedars-Sinai

A team of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute stem cell researchers led by Eduardo Marbán, M.D., Ph.D. has been awarded a four-year, $5.5 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to fund research leading to clinical trials of new treatments for heart attack patients.

Released: 8-Oct-2009 10:00 PM EDT
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis May Involve a Form of Sudden, Rapid Aging of the Immune System
Cedars-Sinai

The results from a current study, published in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, suggest that premature aging of the immune system appears to play a role in the development of ALS. The researchers found that thymic malfunction occurs simultaneously with motor neuron dysfunction, both in laboratory mice bred to mimic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and in humans suffering from the disease.



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