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2026
May
01,
2026
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NPR recently interviewed Ueli Rutishauser, PhD, director of the Center for Neural Science and Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, and postdoctoral scientist Varun Wadia, PhD, about how the brain creates mental images, and how closely that process mirrors …
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April
09,
2026
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Why can images of things we have seen seem so real when we later recall them from memory? A new study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators sheds light on the answer.The study shows that the same brain neurons are activated …
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February
10,
2026
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Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Caltech have launched a new partnership to drive innovative collaborations and foster scientific breakthroughs beyond what either organization could achieve alone.“This new academic alliance between these …
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January
09,
2026
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Health Risks of Prostate Cancer Therapy Are Similar Across RacesProstate cancer patients of all racial groups face roughly the same excess risk of developing heart and bone problems when they are treated with androgen deprivation therapy, according …
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2025
December
17,
2025
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Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered a healing mechanism that could one day be harnessed to help treat patients with spinal cord injuries, stroke, and neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis. Their study, published in Nature, …
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August
01,
2025
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Preclinical Study: Modified Protein Can Aid Heart Attack RecoveryA preclinical study led by the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai challenges the assumption that blocking the NCX1 protein, which regulates calcium levels in cells, is more …
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2024
December
06,
2024
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Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified the brain cells responsible for navigating everyday social situations, such as understanding which topics are best avoided in a conversation or gauging the emotions or motives of someone we are talking to. …
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October
22,
2024
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The same brain cells that help us keep a phone number in mind long enough to dial it also contribute to storing that number in long-term memory, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai investigators. The findings, published in the peer-reviewed …
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August
14,
2024
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The coordinated activity of brain cells, like birds flying in formation, helps us behave intelligently in new situations, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators. The work, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, is the first …
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June
20,
2024
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More than 30 years after Paul Rubenstein, MD, became Cedars-Sinai’s first director of Medical Education, his legacy lives on. Last month, four Cedars-Sinai residents competed in his honor for the 2024 Rubenstein Award for Excellence in …
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April
30,
2024
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Research Town Hall Spotlights New Human Microbiome Research Institute, Access to EIS ProgramsMore than 100 faculty members who attended Cedars-Sinai’s April Research Town Hall—hosted by Jeffrey A. Golden, MD—learned how to best collaborate with the …
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April
17,
2024
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Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory—the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it—coordinate intentional focus and short-term storage of information.The study detailing …
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April
12,
2024
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Neuroprosthetics, a technology that allows the brain to control external devices such as robotic limbs, is beginning to emerge as a viable option for patients disabled by amputation or neurological conditions such as stroke. Cedars-Sinai …
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April
11,
2024
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Ueli Rutishauser, PhD, is professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Biomedical Sciences and director of Human Neurophysiology Research and the Center for Neural Science and Medicine at Cedars-Sinai. He studies the mechanisms behind learning, memory …
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March
25,
2024
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Artist Syril Strickler was 47 when she had her first epileptic seizure, waking up in the hospital after neighbors found her unconscious in the street. For 10 years, seizures every few weeks brought her life to a virtual standstill—until Cedars-Sinai …
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2023
October
17,
2023
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Meeting new people, gaining new inspiration and creating new professional and personal friendships were among the outcomes of Cedars-Sinai’s celebration of its postdoctoral researchers during National Postdoc Appreciation Week, Sept. 18-22, …
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