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At the Vehling family dinner table, 14-year-old Emilie’s “butterfingers” became a running joke. She dropped silverware and fumbled dishes—moments her parents, Mollie and Derek Vehling, dismissed as poor coordination.“She would spill her milk at …

When added to standard chemotherapy, a clinical version of the dietary supplement L-glutamine improved survival in an early-phase trial of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The study, led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University …

This school year, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and several neighboring school districts are introducing stricter age-based limits on classroom screen time. The new policy comes after parents and educators have long expressed …

Women who test negative for BRCA gene mutations may still be at greater risk of developing breast cancer than the general population, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators. The findings, published in JAMA …

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have identified metabolites produced by gut bacteria that help the body’s immune system fight cancer. These chemicals, called indoles, are produced when the bacteria break down nutrients, and their identification …

July is Sarcoma Awareness Month and experts from the Sarcoma Program at Cedars-Sinai Cancer—one of just three centers in California providing sarcoma care for both adults and children—are available to discuss the latest research and treatments. This …

The new Cedars-Sinai Cayton BRCA Center is helping women and men with BRCA genetic mutations manage their risk of developing cancer. The center, which will open in early July, thanks to a $30 million gift from the Cayton Goldrich Family Foundation, …

A new medication could double survival time in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, according to Phase III clinical trial results presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2026 annual meeting and simultaneously published in …

Physician-scientists from Cedars-Sinai Cancer and The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, will present translational research designed to improve patient care and outcomes during the American Society of Clinical …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is embracing the healing power of music by launching a unique music therapy program.At the crib side, a guitarist and singer serenades newborns hooked up to loud, beeping and …

In what has become an annual tradition, more than 20 members of the Los Angeles Rams’ 2026 rookie class dedicated a day to visiting patients, families and caregivers at Cedars-Sinai and Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital.The rookies made stops throughout …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s is launching a new program for children with asthma that tracks a child’s respiration and aids early detection of breathing problems via a smart, wearable stethoscope.  The at-home monitoring device is designed to …

A team led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators has created a faster, cheaper way to determine the genes expressed in cancerous tumors. The AI-based tool, which they describe in Cell, could make personalized cancer treatment …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s has launched the first Neuro Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Neuro NICU) in the Los Angeles region.Neuro NICU is a specialized program that brings together multidisciplinary pediatric specialists to deliver advanced, …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s experts are presenting advances in research and leading hands-on patient care workshops at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting, April 24–27 in Boston.The physician-scientists are available for …

Cedars-Sinai Cancer physicians and scientists will share the latest advances in cancer science and medicine at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting April 17-22 in San Diego.Through more than 20 talks, panels, symposia …

Microbes in the gut use specialized chemical signaling molecules to communicate, and one day, these molecules may help doctors understand which ulcerative colitis patients are most likely to develop colon cancer. In a study co-led by researchers at …

A multicenter team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, has identified critical neurons in the gray matter, the “thinking” …

Pediatric interventional cardiology has had meaningful advances over the past decade that are changing how children with congenital heart disease are treated at Cedars-Sinai.  Congenital heart defects, which arise from abnormal or incomplete …

Albert Miranda is a typical 17-year-old who likes watching TikTok and playing video games with friends. But for the last five months, he’s been focused on his health following a traumatic accident that nearly ended his young life.Miranda was riding …

The gut microbiome—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract—drives a process vital for protecting the colon against tissue injury, according to the findings of a study co-led by Cedars-Sinai Health …

Gastrointestinal cancer cases are expected to double worldwide by 2050, according to a multi-institutional study co-led by Cedars-Sinai. The projections, based on 2022 data and published in the journal Cancer, conclude that the biggest increases …

A new tool co-developed by investigators from Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University can predict which of two available chemotherapy options for pancreatic cancer would be more effective for an individual patient.If validated in further studies, …

Philip and Linda Simmons have loved each other in sickness and in health—mostly health—for decades. Cancer dealt them a double blow that made recent years difficult, but after treatment at Cedars-Sinai, they are celebrating Valentine’s Day …

For the sixth consecutive year, Cedars-Sinai patients who receive donor stem cell transplants for blood cancers like leukemia have significantly better survival outcomes than patients treated at most other institutions.These outcomes place the …

With less than a week to go before his busiest business trip of the year, Santa Claus delivered a dose of holiday cheer to some of Cedars-Sinai’s youngest patients and their families during a special visit to Cedars-Sinai Guerin …

Cedars-Sinai has received a $30 million gift from the Cayton Goldrich Family Foundation to establish the Cedars-Sinai Cayton BRCA Center, a first-of-its-kind in Southern California. The state-of-the-art center will concentrate on the research, …

He wasn’t supposed to be here. Experts say babies like Ryu Lopez don’t usually make it this far. But this holiday season, the Lopez family is deeply grateful for beating incredible odds in what Cedars-Sinai physicians are calling a medical …

Cedars-Sinai experts are presenting leading-edge research about the latest advances in breast cancer treatment at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio Dec. 9-12.As a highlight of the symposium, Armando E. Giuliano, MD, division …

Bricca Addison, a retired Metro transportation dispatcher, was completely unaware she had lung cancer.Addison, who previously smoked, was referred to the Cedars-Sinai Lung Cancer Screening Program by her primary care physician because Addison met …