Discoveries Magazine
A Double-Edged Sword: Inflammation and Your Health
Discoveries / February 12, 2021
Being Patient: The Delicate Timing of Organ Transplantation
Discoveries / February 15, 2021
"Broken Heart" Syndrome Spikes During COVID-19
Incidence of Takotsubo or “broken heart” syndrome increased in 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic is one reason for the spike.
Discoveries / Mar 09, 2021
Model Predicts How Many COVID-19 Patients Will Need Care
To help uncloud the future impact of the pandemic, forecasting models developed at Cedars-Sinai are predicting, with sharp accuracy, how many patients are likely to need care at the medical center week by week.
Discoveries / Mar 04, 2021
The Wellness Balancing Act
Dr. Waguih William IsHak literally wrote the book on wellness—all 50 evidence-based chapters. He shares his tips on living your best balanced life.
Discoveries / Mar 04, 2021
Studying the Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer Connection
Three national, multicenter studies led by Cedars-Sinai investigators are now exploring the connections between diabetes and chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Discoveries / Mar 03, 2021
Active Surveillance for Thyroid Cancer
For patients with tiny, localized thyroid cancers, the standard of care is surgery. But Cedars-Sinai investigators are exploring the benefits of a different approach.
Discoveries / Mar 02, 2021
Meet David Underhill, PhD
Meet Cedars-Sinai researcher David Underhill, PhD. He is chair of the Division of Biomedical Sciences and the Janis and William Wetsman Family Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Learn more.
Discoveries / Mar 02, 2021
Understanding Molecular Secrets of ALS
In the largest project of its kind, the Answer ALS Research Program headquartered its stem cell creation at Cedars-Sinai and is collecting blood samples from more than 1,000 patients.
Discoveries / Mar 02, 2021
Study Sheds Light on How Cancer Spreads in Blood
Cancer exists to spread, transported via the bloodstream by particles called extracellular vesicles. These particles are known to help cancer metastasize, but exactly how this happens is unclear. A recent study at Cedars-Sinai sheds ...
Discoveries / Mar 02, 2021
"Creeping Fat" in Crohn's Patients Linked to Bacteria
Cedars-Sinai investigators have found that "creeping fat" is actually responding to bacteria that have migrated out of damaged intestines directly into connective tissue.
Discoveries / Mar 02, 2021
3D Cameras Could Help Diagnose Rare Genetic Diseases
Many rare genetic disorders are difficult to diagnose in infants and children, except through costly DNA tests. A Cedars-Sinai investigator is leveraging an unexpected instrument as an alternative or complement to genome sequencing: a 3D...
Discoveries / Feb 26, 2021