Cedars-Sinai News
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- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Opens California's First Dedicated In-patient Unit Providing New Technology-Intensive, Coordinated Care for Patients With Advanced Heart Failure (August 19, 2010)
- New Drug Reduces Tumor Size in Women with Advanced Hereditary Ovarian or Breast Cancer (August 11, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Senior Vice President Named to California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Governing Board (August 5, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Named One of the Country's Top Workplaces for Information Technology Professionals
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Recognized for High Standards in Protecting the Welfare of Research Participants (July 23, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute Has New GPS-Like System That Delivers More Focused Radiation to Prostate Cancer Tumors (July 22, 2010)
- Nationally-Recognized Oncologist Joins Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute (July 8, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Awarded National Institutes of Health Grant to Help Predict Vulnerability to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (July 6, 2010)
- Hallmark Alzheimer's Disease Changes Found in Retinas of Humans and Imaged in Live Animals (June 24, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai Researchers Awarded Grant from California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to Study Stem Cell Immune Rejection Response (June 22, 2010)
- Brain Tumor Conference for Patients, Families, and Caregivers to be Held at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (June 21, 2010)
- Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Scholarships Presented at Harlem Village Academies (June 7, 2010)
- Neurologist Patrick Lyden, MD, Named Carmen and Louis Warschaw Chair in Neurology (May 20, 2010)
- Drug Now Used to Treat Erectile Dysfunction May Enhance Delivery of Herceptin to Certain Brain Tumors (May 7, 2010)
- High Doses of Antioxidant Supplements Induce Stem Cell Genetic Abnormalities, Potentially Leading to Cellular Changes Predisposing to Cancer Formation, Says New Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Study.(May 5, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai Research Shows Antibiotic Prevents IBS Symptoms For Weeks After Final Dose (May 3, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai Researchers Find Link Between Methane Production and Obesity (May 5, 2010)
- People with Heart Defect Also More Likely to Have Brain Aneurysms (May 3, 2010)
- Heart Transplant Tip Sheet: Cedars-Sinai Researchers Present New Findings at International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Scientific Meeting April 21-24 in Chicago (April 26, 2010)
- Clinical Trial of Therapy for Recurrent Brain Tumors Launched (April 15, 2010)
- Patient Trial of Personalized Two-Drug Therapy for Brain Tumors Launched (April 5, 2010)
- Clinical Trial of Therapy for Recurrent Brain Tumors Launched
- Magnetic Attraction of Stem Cells to the Injured Heart Creates More Potent Treatment for Heart Attack (April 8, 2010)
- Controversial Arrhythmia Drug Provides only Modest Efficacy and No Clear Safety Benefits Say Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute (April 5, 2010)
- Article on Memory May Make a Lasting Impression, Depending on theta Phase Lock (March 24, 2010)
- Clinical Trial of Minimally Invasive Stenting System for Carotid Arteries Available at Patient Trial of Personalized Two-Drug Therapy for Brain Tumors Launched (April 5, 2010)Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles (March 18, 2010)
- Research Team Led By Cedars-Sinai Identifies Genes Linked to Ulcerative Colitis (March 16, 2010)
- A Parent's Worst Nightmare - 5 Year Old Develops Rare Brain Cyst (March 11, 2010)
- Multicenter NIH Clinical Trial Will Study Potential Benefits of Brain Cooling After a Stroke (March 9, 2010)
- Clive Svendsen, Director of Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute, to Receive Prestigious ALS Research Award from American Academy of Neurology (Feb. 15, 2010)
- OneWest Foundation Awards Generous Community Grant to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles (February 2, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai Researchers: Fat Behaves Differently in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (February 1, 2010)
- National Leaders in Heart Transplantation and Heart Failure Join Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute (January 21, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Named a Top Provider of Cardiac Bypass Surgery by Worth Magazine (January 6, 2010)
- Study Investigates Immune System Alterations in the Brain and May Shed Light on Alzheimer's Disease-Like Changes (January 6, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai's Bariatric Surgery Program Recognized for High Quality of Care by American College of Surgeons (December 9, 2009)
- Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute to Supply Stem Cells to Scientists Developing Treatments for Huntington's Disease (December 7, 2009)
- A Primary Stroke Center: The Right Treatment at the Right Time - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Stroke Program is one of the largest, most comprehensive centers in Southern California (December 3, 2009)
- Technology Can Reverse the Effects Of Some Strokes, But Stroke Onset Needs To Be Treated Like The Emergency Situation It Is (December 3, 2009)
- Stroke Specialists Expect County's New Emergency Stroke System to Save Lives and Improve Outcomes through Earlier Interventions (December 3, 2009)
- Cedars-Sinai IBD Expert Awarded Inaugural Endowed Chair Marla C. Dubinsky, MD awarded Abe and Claire Levine Chair in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (December 1, 2009)
- Cedars-Sinai Perspective on Healthcare Reform Posted Online in New England Journal of Medicine (November 11, 2009) White paper available online
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Group Ranked One of California's Best (October 9, 2009)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis May Involve a Form of Sudden, Rapid Aging of the Immune System (October 8, 2009)
- Larry King to Moderate Panel of Leading Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons Discussing How Healthcare Reform Could Affect Cardiovascular Medical Advances (October 1, 2009)
- Calcium Scans May Be Effective Screening Tool for Heart Disease (September 29, 2009)
- Wildfire Tipsheet (Zab Mozenifar, MD, Medical Director, Women's Guild Lung Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) (September 3, 2009)
- Neurosurgeon Keith Black, MD, to Receive Research Award at Brain-Mapping Congress (August 28, 2009)
- After 11 Years of Back Pain Following an Auto Accident, Newport Beach Resident Finds Relief in Neurosurgery for the Spine (August 25, 2009)
- Stroke Tipsheet - Technology Can Reverse the Effects of Some Strokes, But Stroke Onset Needs to be Treated Like the Emergency Situation It Is (August 18, 2009)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Offering Genetic Screening for the Persian Jewish Community First 1,000 participants will receive free screening for four common disorders (August 17, 2009)
- Stroke Survivor Talks Prevention to African-American Community and Anybody Who Will Listen (Greg Taylor hopes his eight-year struggle will provide motivation for others) (August 12, 2009)
- Minimally Invasive, Non-surgical Procedure Shrinks Uterine Fibroids (August 6, 2009)
