Scientists Re-Create Brain Neurons to Study Obesity and Personalize Treatment

Scientists have re-created brain neurons of obese patients using "disease in a dish" technology, offering a new method to study the brain's role in obesity and possibly help tailor treatments to specific individuals.
19-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

ALS Treatment Delays Disease and Extends Life in Rats

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai are exploring a new way to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by transplanting specially engineered neural cells into the brain. Their new study shows the transplanted cells delayed disease progression and...
17-Apr-2018 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Renowned Surgeon, George Berci, Once a Conscripted Laborer for Nazis; Later Pioneered Developments Leading to a Medical Revolution of Minimally Invasive Surgeries

In 1942, George Berci was one of hundreds of Jewish conscripted laborers who were packed into a railroad car as human freight -- bound for a concentration camp. Berci survived the war and the subsequent 1956 Soviet invasion of Budapest. He went on...
10-Apr-2018 9:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Cardiac Imaging Technique Shortens Testing Time and Improves Patient Comfort, Potentially Increasing Diagnostic Accuracy for Heart Disease

EMBARGOED - A team of Cedars-Sinai investigators has developed a new technique for conducting cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests that improves patient comfort, shortens testing time and has the potential to increase diagnostic accuracy...
6-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Brain's Tiniest Blood Vessels Trigger Spinal Motor Neurons to Develop

A new study has revealed that the human brain's tiniest blood vessels can activate genes known to trigger spinal motor neurons, prompting the neurons to grow during early development. The findings could provide insights into how amyotrophic lateral...
23-Mar-2018 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Cedars-Sinai Investigator Awarded Grant to Study Esophageal Cancer

Dechen Lin, PhD, a research scientist in the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Cedars-Sinai Department of Medicine, has been awarded $175,000 from the Price Family Foundation and the DeGregorio Family Foundation for Gastric and Esophageal...
14-Mar-2018 10:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Barbershop-based Healthcare Study Successfully Lowers High Blood Pressure in African-American Men

African-American men successfully lowered their high blood pressure to healthy levels when aided by a pharmacist and their local barber, according to a new study from the Smidt Heart Institute.
8-Mar-2018 2:45 PM EST Add to Favorites

Cedars-Sinai Amputee Patient Gets "Bionic Leg"

Christopher Rowles, 59, was sidelined after losing half of his leg to amputation in 2011. Thanks to a new technique called osseointegration, he's back to pursuing his favorite hobby -- river fishing. Rowles is one of the first people in the country...
6-Mar-2018 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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