When pharmacy staff develop an accurate medication list for high-risk patients being admitted to a hospital, medication errors—that could have led to substantial complications or even death—are significantly reduced, according to a new study led by C...

Cedars-Sinai has established a new Human Microbiome Research Institute that will support investigators studying how the microbiome, the diverse collection of bacteria, fungi and viruses that live in and on the human body, plays a role in health.Suzan...

Alberto Ayala-Sarmiento, PhD, a postdoctoral scientist in the Breunig Lab, is focusing primarily on tumor modeling through genetic engineering and the development of new transgenesis tools. Ayala-Sarmiento was one of three Cedars-Sinai postdocs who w...

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Alessandra Ciullo, PhD, who is investigating how certain molecules repair the heart after a heart attack, and Zhongzheng Fu, PhD, whose work helps explain how people learn from mistakes, are the recipients of this year’s Cedars-Sinai Bohdan (Danny) M...

Cardiac electrophysiologist Eric Braunstein, MD, who joined the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai late last year, recently published a first-of-its kind case study in the peer-reviewed medical journal Heart Rhythm Case Reports. The case study sho...

Cedars-Sinai is the coordinating center for the newly launched Southern California Cystic Fibrosis Research Program. The program will support research into personalized treatments, with an emphasis on identifying unique cystic fibrosis mutations in p...

Cedars-Sinai’s Efforts to Combat Lower Back Pain Get $2 Million Boost From CIRMInvestigators at Cedars-Sinai have received a $2 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to develop a new cell therapy that helps impr...

Snigdha Bhowmick, PhD, is a postdoc in the laboratory of Neil Bhowmick, PhD, professor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai. Her interest lies in studying the communication between tumor cells and microenvironment in liver metastasis. ...

A new study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators identified a marker in the brain that controls the ability to reach and grasp, a fundamental fine motor skill that is often impaired in motor or neural injuries such as a stroke.The findings, published in...

Patients who were cared for within in the Geriatric Fracture Program at Cedars-Sinai were hospitalized for less time and at a lower cost than those whose physicians did not participate in the program, according to a study by Cedars-Sinai investigator...

A new Cedars-Sinai study suggests that some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD)—an incurable condition that robs patients of the ability to control their behavior and cope with daily living—may instead have a ce...

Phone calls from a nurse may improve survival for patients treated for heart failure, according to a new study by investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.Heart failure occurs when the heart does not pump enough blood to support t...

A new study led by investigators at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found symptoms of the increasingly common cardiovascular condition known as ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) can negatively impact a person’s quality ...

One type of bacteria found in the gut may contribute to the development of Type 2 diabetes, while another may protect from the disease, according to early results from an ongoing, prospective study led by investigators at Cedars-Sinai. The study, pub...

Cedars-Sinai neuroscientists, using data from human brain tissue, have created ultrarealistic computational models of epileptic brain circuits, allowing them to probe the cause and effect of genetic and other factors and suggesting new therapeutic po...

When it comes to moving stem cell advancements from the lab to the clinic, collaboration is key. And on Dec. 8-11, scientists from around the world gathered at Cedars-Sinai for the third Cell Symposium to discuss the latest developments in therapeuti...

Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a new AI model that can rapidly assess the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia. The automated deep-learning framework, described in the Journal of Medical Imaging, helps aid in the evaluation of disease progressio...

Delirium is common among women with urinary tract infections (UTIs)—especially those who have experienced menopause. Investigators from Cedars-Sinai, working with laboratory mice, have been able to prevent symptoms of the condition with estrogen, whi...

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have found that even subtle forms of liver disease directly impact heart health. The findings, recently published in the journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, help further clarify t...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Cedars-Sinai investigators more than $100 million in grants during federal fiscal year 2022, placing the organization among the nation’s top independent hospitals for federal research funding. Cedars-Si...

Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a method that may predict if a woman will deliver vaginally or via a cesarean section. The findings are detailed in a study published in the American Journal of Perinatology. The method involves a machine-lea...

Investigators took a break from their laboratory work to share their research, network with colleagues and learn from a distinguished guest speaker during Cedars-Sinai Research Day on Oct. 14.More than 350 Cedars-Sinai investigators came together for...

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators were able to increase the rate of advance care planning activities by 20% for patients with advanced cancer. The 3 ½-year initiative aimed to prompt more advance care conversations between physicians and patients, fa...

Investigators from the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery have identified for the first time a new subtype of immune cell in the retina that is linked to changes—such as inflammation and amyloid deposits—caused by Alzheimer’s disease. By reducin...

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have described the types and structures of cells that comprise tumors caused by a cancer called diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The findings, published in Blood Advances, could help identify new subtypes of the diseas...

Cedars-Sinai's postdoctoral investigators were recognized for their relentless pursuit of scientific answers during National Postdoc Appreciation Week, which was celebrated with events that took place Sept. 19-23.  “Most postdocs move here from a new...

A new method developed by scientists at Cedars-Sinai makes it easier to visualize the cell populations in organ chips, the technology that recapitulates true-to-life biology outside the body.Induced pluripotent stem cell and organ-chip technologies a...

Hispanic and Black patients are less likely than white patients to receive treatments known to cure a type of liver cancer called intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), according to a new study by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators. Published in Canc...

Birth by cesarean section is associated with a higher risk for developing prediabetes and diabetes, according to a new study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators. The findings are published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society."Adults reporting birth...