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2026
April
24,
2026
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07:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai experts and prominent scholars of religion, Jewish law and ethics are coming together on May 3 for a free public discussion focusing on the ethical, moral and theological questions that can result from medical breakthroughs.The May 3 …
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April
06,
2026
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
When Carrie Elam wakes up at 6 a.m., she begins her day with leg exercises in bed before stepping outside to meditate in her expansive backyard perched above Baldwin Hills. From there, she can see across Los Angeles—from Century City to Downtown—as …
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January
13,
2026
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Following a joyful holiday season spent with loved ones, many people start the new year feeling sluggish—often from indulging in rich food and drinks or falling out of their workout routines.Time for a change, said Sara Espinoza, MD, medical …
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2025
November
20,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Investigators from the Center for Advanced Gerotherapeutics at Cedars-Sinai found that aged blood vessel cells play a key role in the development of metabolic disorders, including diabetes. The preclinical findings, published in Cell Metabolism, …
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October
16,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai, UCLA and the University of Southern California have been awarded $6.5 million from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Aging to establish a Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center in …
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August
28,
2025
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
“Young” immune cells created by Cedars-Sinai investigators reversed signs of aging and Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of laboratory mice, according to a study published in the journal Advanced Science. The immune cells, which were produced from …
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2024
November
18,
2024
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The flu might be a miserable weeklong illness and inconvenience for many people, but it can have serious consequences for older adults.“It’s not just sniffles or cold-like symptoms. It can turn into pneumonia or an even more severe illness for older …
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October
01,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A new report recently published by a multidisciplinary team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai outlines a coordinated care process to safely and effectively manage the administration of a new medication for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease …
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September
18,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The most common trauma injuries at Cedars-Sinai are the result of age-related falls.That’s why Gregory Jones, RN, injury prevention and outreach coordinator for the hospital’s Trauma Program, is on a mission to help older adults avoid risk factors …
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August
30,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Higher-than-average levels of two Alzheimer’s-associated proteins—amyloid beta and tau—in the brain are linked with poorer cognition in middle-aged adults, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators and published in Alzheimer’s & …
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June
10,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has launched a program to help people 40 and older who do not have Alzheimer’s disease but want to understand—and reduce—their risk for developing the illness.“After several decades of research, we understand that Alzheimer’s disease is …
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May
07,
2024
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
It was Pearl Berg’s birthday, and a TV reporter asked her what some might consider a rhetorical question.“Mrs. Berg,” he said, “how did you get to be 107 years old?”She looked up from her seat and with a twinkle in her eye, she answered.“Well … …
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April
03,
2024
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07:16 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai is hosting a new exercise program for older adults and the benefits go far beyond muscle mass.Called Forever Fit, the evidence-based, comprehensive fitness program is organized and taught by Cedars-Sinai’s Community Health Improvement …
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January
29,
2024
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Interventions to address the risks older people can face taking multiple medications need significant improvement, according to a study by Cedars-Sinai investigators.The findings are published in JAMA Network Open.The development and use of …
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2023
December
21,
2023
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The holidays can be the best of times or the worst of times. High-energy celebrations, the emphasis on good tidings of joy, and reunions with families and friends can bring happiness and comfort, but they can have the opposite effect on people …
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August
22,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In July, the first direct-to-consumer blood test designed to assess a user’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease hit the market. The test, which has not undergone Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review, measures the level of a protein called …
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August
18,
2023
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
ABC 7 recently interviewed Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH, medical director of the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders in Cedars-Sinai’s Department of Neurology, about new research that revealed California has a high rate of older adults …
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August
11,
2023
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Raahat Ansari, a host of the “Advancing Health,” a podcast from the American Hospital Association, recently interviewed Sonja Rosen, MD, section chief of Geriatric Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, about how age-friendly health systems help provide quality …
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July
27,
2023
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
NPR recently interviewed Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH, medical director of the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders in the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai, about lecanemab—the new Alzheimer’s medication that’s now fully approved …
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2021
December
02,
2021
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06:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai researchers have found that blocking the action of a protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6), part of the immune system, could resolve the delirium that often accompanies urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly patients. Their study in …
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