Articles tagged with 'neurology' | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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 …

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 neurologists will present advances in research and patient care at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting April 18-22 in Chicago. The Cedars-Sinai experts are available for interviews about new findings on treatment of …

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 …

Rick Graham, who has Parkinson’s disease, used to update his Cedars-Sinai care team about his speech, balance and the tremor in his jaw during his three-month checkups.Now, thanks to a $5 million gift from the Elaine and Eduardo Saverin …

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 …

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 …

As students return to the classroom this fall, parents are once again navigating the balance between employing technology for learning and helping their children develop healthy screen time habits. While digital tools have become essential in …