Latest news from Cedars-Sinai on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/cedars-sinai-to-lead-international-study-on-how-the-placenta-affects-heart-health/?sc=rsin /articles/cedars-sinai-to-lead-international-study-on-how-the-placenta-affects-heart-health/?sc=rsin Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:40:23 EST Ananth Karumanchi, MD, professor of Medicine, director of the Renovascular Research Center and the Medallion Chair in Vascular Biology at Cedars-Sinai, will lead a multicenter, international research team to study how the placenta affects the heart health of mothers and babies and whether it is predictive of heightened lifelong cardiovascular disease risk. Cedars-Sinai /articles/robotics-and-beyond-advances-in-lung-cancer-surgery/?sc=rsin /articles/robotics-and-beyond-advances-in-lung-cancer-surgery/?sc=rsin Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:00:30 EST As director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery in the Jim and Eleanor Randall Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai, Harmik J. Soukiasian, MD, and his colleagues are on the forefront of surgical innovations for patients with early-stage lung cancer. Cedars-Sinai /articles/updated-stroke-guidelines-focus-on-women-medications/?sc=rsin /articles/updated-stroke-guidelines-focus-on-women-medications/?sc=rsin Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:35:51 EST Newly updated stroke prevention guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association say women with endometriosis and women with early-onset menopause are at greater risk. Cedars-Sinai /articles/new-ai-method-measures-cancer-severity-using-pathology-reports/?sc=rsin /articles/new-ai-method-measures-cancer-severity-using-pathology-reports/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:45:14 EST A group of investigators led by Cedars-Sinai have developed and successfully tested a new artificial intelligence (AI) method to make launching cancer clinical trials easier and faster. Cedars-Sinai /articles/c-mo-mantener-a-los-mayores-fuera-del-hospital-durante-la-temporada-de-la-gripe/?sc=rsin /articles/c-mo-mantener-a-los-mayores-fuera-del-hospital-durante-la-temporada-de-la-gripe/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:10:11 EST La influenza puede ser una enfermedad desagradable de una semana de duracion y un inconveniente para muchas personas, pero puede tener consecuencias graves para los adultos mayores. Cedars-Sinai /articles/how-to-keep-older-adults-out-of-the-hospital-during-flu-season/?sc=rsin /articles/how-to-keep-older-adults-out-of-the-hospital-during-flu-season/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:45:48 EST The flu might be a miserable weeklong illness and inconvenience for many people, but it can have serious consequences for older adults. Cedars-Sinai /articles/november-research-tip-sheet/?sc=rsin /articles/november-research-tip-sheet/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:10:48 EST Cedars-Sinai has published a summary highlighting its research advances for November 2024. Cedars-Sinai /articles/one-year-after-landmark-report-cedars-sinai-to-host-the-lancet-commission-on-medicine-nazism-and-the-holocaust/?sc=rsin /articles/one-year-after-landmark-report-cedars-sinai-to-host-the-lancet-commission-on-medicine-nazism-and-the-holocaust/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:30:17 EST Cedars-Sinai's Center for Medicine, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, in cooperation with the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet, will host a free event, open to the public, focusing on how the history of medicine, Nazism and the Holocaust is influencing the practice, students and practitioners of today's health professions. Cedars-Sinai /articles/new-stem-cell-data-from-space/?sc=rsin /articles/new-stem-cell-data-from-space/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:45:44 EST Cedars-Sinai investigators are one step closer to manufacturing stem cells in space, which could speed up the development of new medical therapies on Earth. The first published data from the experiments conducted on a private space mission appeared in the peer-reviewed Nature portfolio journal NPJ Microgravity. Cedars-Sinai /articles/cedars-sinai-experts-available-for-interviews-during-american-college-of-rheumatology-convergence-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/cedars-sinai-experts-available-for-interviews-during-american-college-of-rheumatology-convergence-2024/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:40:47 EST Cedars-Sinai /articles/smidt-heart-institute-experts-will-give-key-presentations-at-aha-scientific-sessions-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/smidt-heart-institute-experts-will-give-key-presentations-at-aha-scientific-sessions-2024/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:40:10 EST Physicians and investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will give more than 30 presentations at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions Nov. 16-18 in Chicago. Cedars-Sinai /articles/cedars-sinai-leads-growth-initiative-for-diverse-owned-businesses/?sc=rsin /articles/cedars-sinai-leads-growth-initiative-for-diverse-owned-businesses/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:55:39 EST In an effort to foster economic growth throughout Southern California's diverse communities, Cedars-Sinai has taken a lead role in creating a first-of-its-kind centralized resource directory designed to help diverse-owned vendors secure business opportunities with Southern California hospitals. Cedars-Sinai /articles/study-antibiotics-can-cause-harm-to-flu-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/study-antibiotics-can-cause-harm-to-flu-patients/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:25:29 EST Taking antibiotics during an influenza infection can be harmful and increases the risk of developing a bacterial pneumonia while sick with the flu, according to new research led by Cedars-Sinai. Cedars-Sinai /articles/estudio-los-adultos-mayores-con-c-ncer-de-pr-stata-reciben-m-s-tratamientos-excesivos/?sc=rsin /articles/estudio-los-adultos-mayores-con-c-ncer-de-pr-stata-reciben-m-s-tratamientos-excesivos/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:00:58 EST Segun un nuevo estudio dirigido por Cedars-Sinai, un porcentaje de hombres estadounidenses de edad avanzada con cancer de prostata de riesgo intermedio y alto se someten a tratamientos que conllevan riesgos de efectos secundarios que pueden reducir significativamente la calidad de vida sin prolongarla. Cedars-Sinai /articles/study-older-adult-prostate-cancer-patients-are-increasingly-being-overtreated/?sc=rsin /articles/study-older-adult-prostate-cancer-patients-are-increasingly-being-overtreated/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:25:07 EST Increasing percentages of some older U.S. men with intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancers are undergoing treatments that carry risks of side effects that can significantly reduce the quality of life without extending life, according to a new study led by Cedars-Sinai. Cedars-Sinai /articles/cedars-sinai-taps-new-director-of-f-widjaja-inflammatory-bowel-disease-institute/?sc=rsin /articles/cedars-sinai-taps-new-director-of-f-widjaja-inflammatory-bowel-disease-institute/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:00:23 EST Cedars-Sinai has appointed prominent inflammatory bowel disease physician-scientist Maria T. Abreu, MD, to be the executive director of the F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute. Abreu will succeed longstanding director Stephan Targan, MD, her mentor and a former research colleague from more than two decades ago. Cedars-Sinai /articles/setting-new-research-vision-for-cedars-sinai-guerin-children-s/?sc=rsin /articles/setting-new-research-vision-for-cedars-sinai-guerin-children-s/?sc=rsin Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:30:32 EST Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's is building a formidable pediatric research enterprise aimed at identifying the genetic underpinnings of childhood diseases and developing novel therapies. Cedars-Sinai /articles/cedars-sinai-experts-available-to-discuss-healthy-aging-during-gsa-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/cedars-sinai-experts-available-to-discuss-healthy-aging-during-gsa-2024/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:30:56 EST Experts on healthy aging from Cedars-Sinai's growing Center for Translational Geroscience and Geriatrics Program will present their latest research and clinical advances at The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, Nov. 13-16. Cedars-Sinai /articles/a-gut-feeling-about-hiv-and-heart-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/a-gut-feeling-about-hiv-and-heart-disease/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:20:15 EST Ivan Vujkovic-Cvijin, PhD, is a pioneer in the study of the gut microbiota and the surprising ways these microorganisms living in our digestive tracts affect our overall health. His discoveries have been featured in Nature, Science Translational Medicine, Cell Reports and other top scientific journals. Cedars-Sinai /articles/cedars-sinai-honored-for-digital-excellence-with-prestigious-most-wired-award/?sc=rsin /articles/cedars-sinai-honored-for-digital-excellence-with-prestigious-most-wired-award/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:35:35 EST Cedars-Sinai has earned the highest level of recognition from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as part of its annual Digital Health Most Wired (DHMW) Survey, which evaluates the technological capabilities of healthcare organizations. Cedars-Sinai