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2026
August
24,
2026
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Last fall, Ryan Soliz was a healthy high school senior, finishing college applications and preparing for another season on the golf team, when a nagging pain in his back began to interfere with his swing—and then his ability to walk.Soliz initially …
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August
17,
2026
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Cedars-Sinai has been named a Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction by the North American Skull Base Society, a national recognition awarded to programs that bring together specialists across disciplines to advance care for patients with complex …
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June
17,
2026
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Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Johns Hopkins University have identified genetic mutations that may explain why some people develop a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak in the spine. The findings, published in The …
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March
31,
2026
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Every minute counts when someone has a stroke, which occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked. Without rapid treatment, brain cells begin dying within minutes, often leaving patients with permanent speech, movement or memory …
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February
23,
2026
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Although urinary tract infections (UTIs) are typically minor—albeit painful—health issues for most people, they can pose serious risks for older adults, particularly those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. In older patients, a …
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February
05,
2026
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AJ Starsiak was stretching at his gym, preparing to do squats, when he felt an alarming pop in his back.The 39-year-old father, who plays softball and ice hockey and spends weekends off-roading, was no stranger to minor injuries. But the …
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January
30,
2026
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Chlamydia pneumoniae—a common bacterium that causes pneumonia and sinus infections—can linger in the eye and brain for years and may aggravate Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study from Cedars-Sinai. Published in Nature Communications, the …
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2025
March
28,
2025
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For nearly a century, Dana and Sarah Wallock’s family has been intertwined with the evolution of Cedars-Sinai and the city of Los Angeles. What began as one woman’s commitment to service in the 1920s has grown into a powerful legacy—one that has …
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February
04,
2025
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Cedars-Sinai has been named a Center of Excellence in Rare Neuroimmune Disorders, one of only 21 worldwide and two in California recognized for advancing research in immune-driven disorders of the central nervous system and providing the …
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2024
December
09,
2024
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Bringing together structural and functional brain imaging data, Cedars-Sinai investigators have created a “traffic map” to illustrate which pathways are most frequently used for interactions between different regions of the brain and enable the …
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November
27,
2024
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Cedars-Sinai investigators have published a study in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neuroinflammation that found that immune cells in the brain can protect against delirium and could lead to new drug therapies to manage the condition.Delirium causes …
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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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October
02,
2024
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Cedars-Sinai is now a designated CurePSP Center of Care, making it one of just 36 medical institutions in the U.S. and Canada distinguished as a center of excellence for patients with three rare movement disorders.The CurePSP designation means a …
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August
30,
2024
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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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August
28,
2024
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America/Los_Angeles
Three recently published studies from Cedars-Sinai investigators have deepened knowledge of how changes in the eye are linked to indicators of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain. The eye-brain connection could help physicians diagnose patients with …
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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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August
14,
2024
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Spine neurosurgeon Alexander Tuchman, MD, who specializes in treating adult spinal deformities, has been selected as co-director of the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center. He joins center co-leader David Skaggs, MD, executive vice chair of Orthopaedics at …
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June
10,
2024
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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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June
04,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Deep brain stimulation procedures use electrical pulses to disrupt tiny portions of the brain and halt epileptic seizures or disease-related tremor. The therapy is invaluable, but the basic technology has not advanced in decades. Cedars-Sinai …
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May
20,
2024
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How do you know you’re having a stroke?Know the symptoms, says Shlee S. Song, MD, director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center and the Telestroke Program at Cedars-Sinai.Unfortunately, while many people are on the lookout for well-known symptoms such …
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May
13,
2024
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Duaa Jabari, MD, a neuromuscular medicine specialist with a particular interest in autoimmune neuromuscular disorders and neuromuscular pathology, has joined the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurology as director of Electromyography.Jabari comes to …
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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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February
28,
2024
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Mitzi Gonzales, PhD, a board-certified neuropsychologist, has joined Cedars-Sinai as director of Translational Research in the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders in the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai. She will treat …
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February
27,
2024
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Two leading multiple sclerosis (MS) experts—Nancy Sicotte, MD, chair of the Department of Neurology and director of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology at Cedars-Sinai, and Pascal Sati, PhD, director of the Neuro Imaging Program in the Department …
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January
11,
2024
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Cedars-Sinai investigators are using electronic health records to identify hospitalized patients likely to have dementia. The method they developed, detailed in a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, is …
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2023
November
15,
2023
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06:30 AM
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Sitting in his cardiologist’s office at Cedars-Sinai one Friday afternoon in 2022, Cornelius Albert suddenly was unable to move or speak.“I had an attack,” said Albert, 76, who runs a court filing service and lives in View Park. “My limbs went limp …
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November
10,
2023
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12:00 PM
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The first prospective study comparing outcomes in patients with pituitary apoplexy—sudden bleeding or death of a pituitary tumor—found that individuals managed medically fared as well as those treated surgically in the majority of cases. The …
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