Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Archive Neurology Research, Neuro Research
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2026
April
17,
2026
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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
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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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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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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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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
December
17,
2025
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08:00 AM
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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
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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March
27,
2025
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08:00 AM
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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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February
24,
2025
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An abnormal form of the tau protein found to accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients also accumulates in the eyes of patients with the condition, according to new findings from Cedars-Sinai investigators. The study, reported in the …
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2024
December
09,
2024
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08:00 AM
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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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December
06,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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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November
29,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Investigators can increase racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials by updating language used in promotional materials, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and employing digital tools, a new study from Cedars-Sinai shows.The study, published in …
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November
27,
2024
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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
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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August
14,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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
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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April
17,
2024
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08:00 AM
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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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11:00 AM
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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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08:00 AM
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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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February
27,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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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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
November
10,
2023
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12:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
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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August
28,
2023
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Two new publications from Cedars-Sinai neuroscientists are helping to advance scientific understanding of the complex molecular and cellular processes involved in Alzheimer’s disease—and the body’s innate immune mechanisms for fighting against the …
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August
23,
2023
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a group of brain cells in laboratory mice that regulate stress-induced feeding and calorie expenditure, with a more pronounced effect in females than in males.The discovery, published in the peer-reviewed journal …
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