Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Archive Neurology Research, Alzheimers
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2026
April
17,
2026
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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 …
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April
09,
2026
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11:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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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April
01,
2026
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12:04 PM
America/Los_Angeles
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” …
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February
23,
2026
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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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January
30,
2026
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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
December
17,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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
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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August
28,
2025
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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 …
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August
11,
2025
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai physician-scientists joined peers from around the world at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in July. The scientific presentations at the conference included data from clinical trials of potential therapies for the …
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August
05,
2025
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In a preclinical study, Cedars-Sinai investigators found that boosting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in key immune cells called microglia in the brain helped protect the brains of specially bred laboratory mice against Alzheimer’s disease. …
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April
25,
2025
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Prevention recently interviewed Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH, medical director of the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders at Cedars-Sinai, about the role of genetics in the development of Alzheimer’s disease—the most common form of …
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March
27,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In a new Cedars-Sinai study of Parkinson’s disease patients, those who had taken common medications to control pain, blood pressure, diabetes or cholesterol saw their symptoms begin years later than patients who never took these medications. The …
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2024
December
09,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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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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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August
28,
2024
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08:00 AM
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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June
24,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A machine learning tool developed by Cedars-Sinai investigators can answer questions about genes, drugs, and biochemical pathways associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other health conditions. Their findings were published today in the journal …
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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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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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February
28,
2024
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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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January
11,
2024
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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
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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July
06,
2023
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07:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai patient care teams are preparing to offer lecanemab, a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment that has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to patients in the coming months. “This is the most promising …
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