Surgery Technique Reduces Strokes in Atherosclerosis Patients

A surgical technique called EDAS (encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis) significantly decreases the rate of stroke recurrence and death for patients with severe atherosclerosis of the brain arteries, according to findings of a Phase IIa clinical trial to...
16-Oct-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Orthopaedic Experts Show Teenage Girls How to Avoid Knee Injuries

ACL injuries have become more common over the decades, especially among female athletes, who are three-and-a-half times more likely than males to suffer from ACL tears. Teaching young women how to avoid knee injuries is a priority for Cedars-Sinai...
17-Oct-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Cedars-Sinai Expert Joins Team Researching Rare Blood Cancer

Ronald Paquette, MD, clinical director of the Cedars-Sinai Blood & Marrow Transplant Program at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, recently was accepted as a member of the Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Research Consortium. The group is...
12-Oct-2018 6:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Startups in Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Present Innovations at Demo Day

The eight health-tech companies that completed Cedars-Sinai Accelerator's fourth class have announced new contracts and partnerships to bring their leading-edge technologies to health systems and their patients. The companies, chosen from more than...
11-Oct-2018 6:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Wired for Life: Study Links Infants' Brain Circuitry to Future Health

Growth rates of brain circuits in infancy may help experts predict what a child's intelligence and emotional health could be when the child turns 4, a new study has found. Along with prior research, these findings could help future physicians...
9-Oct-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Weekday Mornings Are No Longer Peak Times for Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Heart experts have long believed that weekday mornings – and especially Mondays – were the danger zones for unexpected deaths from sudden cardiac arrests. But a new Cedars-Sinai study shows those peak times have disappeared and now, sudden...
2-Oct-2018 5:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Transgender Women Get Confidence Boost with Makeup Workshops

For many women, applying makeup is second nature. But for transgender women who undergo gender transition later in life, makeup application can be a daunting prospect. To help alleviate the anxiety that can result, Cedars-Sinai's Transgender Surgery...
27-Sep-2018 5:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New Drug Blocks Pancreatic Cancer Growth in Mice, Study Finds

A newly developed drug can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from growing and spreading in laboratory mice, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai. The study also demonstrated in mice that the drug, Metavert, may prevent patients...
25-Sep-2018 5:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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