Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Archive Spine Research, Neurology Research, Biomedical Sciences
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2026
May
20,
2026
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Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators have identified molecular mechanisms that drive inflammation in alcohol-associated liver disease. Their preclinical discoveries could one day provide targets for therapies to treat the …
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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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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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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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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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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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September
03,
2025
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School is in session for more than 860 students, postdoctoral researchers, medical residents and fellows enrolled in Cedars-Sinai’s newly established Health Sciences University (HSU). They are the first to enroll in the new Chuck Lorre Allied Health …
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August
28,
2025
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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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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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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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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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February
12,
2025
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Clinicians and investigators from the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center will present research at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Spine Summit Feb. 20-23 in Tampa, Florida. Topics include:Robotic- and navigation-assisted screw placement for …
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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
26,
2024
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Cedars-Sinai investigators who previously developed an imaging tool that used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict pancreatic cancer are now working to adapt that tool specifically for Black patients, who have disproportionately high rates of the …
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September
12,
2024
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The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute is creating a resource laboratory to help advance stem cell-based technologies throughout Cedars-Sinai and across California. The institute will serve as a hub for the development …
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August
30,
2024
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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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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
05,
2024
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A novel study, led by the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai and published today in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, shows how cells use a protein called PD-L1 to rally white blood cells to battle infections.The body’s immune system …
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June
04,
2024
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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
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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2023
November
01,
2023
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Investigators from Cedars-Sinai have made two important discoveries about fiber and the gut microbiome in patients with human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV.Their findings, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports, could aid future …
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September
13,
2023
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Heavy alcohol consumption is associated with acute and repeated episodes of pancreatitis, an inflammatory condition that can cause severe abdominal pain and death. According to a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Gastro Hep Advances, …
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June
16,
2023
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Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified several steps in a cellular process responsible for triggering one of the body’s important inflammatory responses. Their findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Immunology, open up …
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