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Scientists Discover Gene Plays Critical Role in DevelopmentA new study led by Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, executive director of Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's, identified a gene that plays an important role in a biological pathway involved in embryo development. The findings could explain why so ... Read more

Two recent discoveries co-led by scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help lead to new ways to treat patients with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS), a brain development disorder that causes severe intellectual disability and problems with movement.   In the first study, p ... Read more

There's a huge urgency worldwide to find new therapies that help patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurological disorder that causes people to eventually lose the ability to walk, talk, eat and breathe.ALS attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that are responsible ... Read more

l Research (ISSCR). He was voted in as treasurer and will start the role following the ISSCR Annual Meeting in June. Svendsen, a recognized leader in regenerative medicine, is one of six officers selected to run the society. Read more>  Structured Patient Care Improves Outcomes for IBD ... Read more

the Mark Siegel Family Foundation Distinguished Chair. “We don’t always succeed in turning the tide of disease, but we never stop trying.”From regenerative medicine and heart failure to COVID-19 heart damage and hypertension, Smidt Heart Institute physician-scientists showcase how they have i ... Read more

Already pioneers in regenerative medicine, scientists at Cedars-Sinai are launching their expertise into space to see if they can elevate the next generation of stem cell and gene therapies by harnessing the near-zero gravity conditions of spaceflight.The two-year mission, funded by a $2 million gra ... Read more

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified a potential new therapy for COVID-19: a biologic substance created by reengineered human skin cells.  Scientists found the substance stopped SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from reproducing itself and also protected infected cells when t ... Read more

Cancer treatments save lives. They also might cause heart damage in the process.Cedars-Sinai research scientist Arun Sharma, PhD, wants to be able to predict when this might happen. As the head of a new laboratory in the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, the Department ... Read more

A new cloud-based data resource co-developed by scientists at Cedars-Sinai provides the research community with a comprehensive set of tools to help identify new subtypes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurological disorder.The web-based tool is part of a collaborative effort with m ... Read more

Two recent discoveries by stem cell scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help make cancer treatment more efficient and shorten the time it takes for people to recover from radiation and chemotherapy.In the first study, published in the journal Blood, investigators discovered a protein that is expressed by ... Read more