Discoveries

Super Staph
A compound originally designed to lower cholesterol levels in humans could be used to effectively fight the superbug MRSA.

Trying Her Luck
Eight years ago, faced with a bleak diagnosis of terminal cancer, Jan Lesser put all of her hopes into a clinical trial--and lived to talk about it.

Of Mice and Pac-Men
Immune cells take the bite out of Alzheimer's and open the door to a promising new approach to treating this devastating disease.

Major Trauma, Minor Impact
Working at a Level I trauma center, Cedars-Sinai surgeons use the latest techniques and often invent new ones as they face a constant stream of life-and-death emergencies.

Breathing New Life Into Lung Surgery
Surgery is all about small incisions and a big screen for Dr. Robert McKenna.

A New Liver, A New Hope
Refinements in medical and surgical transplant techniques means better outcomes for patients.

Practice Makes Perfect
At Cedars-Sinai, surgeons practice their practice, thanks to innovations such as the laparoscopy simulator, and lifelike mannequins that can be intubated, ventilated, or injected.

The Cellular Plan
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation could soon free millions of people suffering from type 1 diabetes from insulin dependence.

The End of Dialysis?
Intravenous immunoglobulin is now the treatment of choice for kidney failure, and is giving home to thousands of patients on the national kidney transplant list.

Brain Disorders: A Case for Sweat, Genius, and Serendipity
By studying disorders of the nervous system in families, neuroscientists are developing potential new therapies Parkinsons's, ALS, and other degenerative diseases.

The Battle Against Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists search for early markers of the disease as they look for ways to delay its onset.

Silencing a Silent Killer: Reducing the Impact of Strokes
From award-winning patient care and education, to genetic research and clinical trials, Cedars-Sinai continues to refine their approach to fighting stroke.

Gene Therapy
A husband-and-wife team of scientists takes aim at the world's most deadly type of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme.

Charting the New Frontiers of Fertility
Women who are trying to conceive get comprehensive care at the Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine.

Improving the Odds: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
By understanding the way babies are conceived, carried, and delivered, physicians help women tap the full potential of prenatal care.

Unlocking the Mysteries of Women's Heart Disease
Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz is heading a landmark study in order to improve treatment for a disease that affects 3 million women in the US alone.

A Vitamin at the Core of Women's Health
Vitamin D and New World primates may hold the key to understanding some women's cancers and osteoporosis.