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Researchers Look to Fasting as a Next Step in Cancer Treatment

Investigators are exploring whether dietary interventions, including fasting and the ketogenic diet, can improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with cancer.

Discoveries / Jan 05, 2024

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A Scleroderma Expert on Treating Autoimmune Disease

Dr. Francesco Boin, director of the Multispecialty Scleroderma Program and member of the Kao Autoimmunity Institute, on his vision for the future.

Discoveries / Nov 17, 2023

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A Call for Change: Equity and Patient-Centered Care

Patient-centered care is one of the most commonly used phrases in medicine. It’s what physicians believe in and what we promise to deliver. Yet we cannot provide patient-centered care unless we grapple with one of the most urgent challenges in healthcare today: health equity.

Discoveries / Nov 17, 2023

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Frontiers in Single-Cell Biology

At the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Innovation Center (BOGIC), a team of multidisciplinary researchers and clinicians are identifying novel pathways to treat human disease.

Discoveries / Nov 17, 2023

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Regenerative Medicine: A New Path for ALS Treatment

A first-of-its-kind stem cell therapy for ALS passes a critical safety benchmark, advancing the search to slow down, reverse and prevent the disease. In a parallel study, investigators are growing patient-derived stem cells to model ALS, hoping to uncover its mechanisms and classify it with more specificity. Can the cure to this degenerative condition lie in the endlessly regenerative power of stem cells?

Discoveries / Nov 17, 2023

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Innovation and Collaboration in Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's

Guerin Children’s experts offer insights into research and treatment that seeks to serve patients from gestation to graduation.

Discoveries / Nov 17, 2023

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New Uses for Existing Treatments: The Practice of Drug Repurposing

The practice of studying existing drugs for novel uses is supported by the emergence of artificial intelligence.

Discoveries / Sep 19, 2023

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Population Sciences to Close Gaps

Cedars-Sinai’s new Division of Population Sciences is positioned to be a national leader in population sciences. A diverse pool of investigators is laying the foundation for the newly minted Division of Population Sciences in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

Discoveries / Jul 27, 2023

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The Most Important Object on My Desk

Dr. Marcel Maya on the talismans that remind him to go outside.

Discoveries / Jul 13, 2023

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Rare Opportunity for GI Motility Fellows

Rare GI motility fellowship is offered at Cedars-Sinai.

Discoveries / Jul 11, 2023

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An Objective Approach to Facial Feminization Surgery

A Cedars-Sinai plastic surgeon is conducting research using artificial intelligence to standardize facial feminization surgery for transgender patients.

Discoveries / Jun 29, 2023

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Cedars-Sinai Neurology Chair Honored by National MS Society for COVID-19 Work

Dr. Nancy Sicotte has been honored by the National MS Society.

Discoveries / Jun 15, 2023

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New Book Celebrates Legacy of Distinguished Medical Historian

A group of renowned scholars have authored a new book in honor of the illustrious career of Mordechai Feingold, PhD, a distinguished historian at the California Institute of Technology known for his work on the history of science.

Discoveries / Jun 13, 2023

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Book Reviews

Cedars-Sinai physicians and scholars describe clinical innovations, scientific discoveries and the art of medicine in recently published books.

Discoveries / Jun 08, 2023

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New Surgery Chair Leads with Collaboration

Cristina R. Ferrone, MD, brings a wealth of experience to her role as the new chair of the Cedars-Sinai Department of Surgery.

Discoveries / Jun 08, 2023

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Higher Stress Levels May Cause Weight Gain in Women

Women have long reported higher stress levels than men. This may be due in part to gender differences in the stress response. Celine Riera, PhD, research scientist at Cedars-Sinai’s Regenerative Medicine Institute, aims to address an understudied aspect of women’s health.

Discoveries / Jun 06, 2023

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How to Stamp Out Burnout

Physician burnout is at an all-time high because of widespread fatigue and work-related distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In his new book, Alen Voskanian, MD, MBA, explores reasons for burnout, suggesting ways to conquer the problem.

Discoveries / Jun 01, 2023

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Psychiatry for Visual Learners

With Atlas of Psychiatry, Waguih IsHak, MD, has edited the first visual reference of its kind.

Discoveries / May 30, 2023

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Pediatric Obesity: Cedars-Sinai Experts on New Guidelines

Emerging understanding of childhood obesity has inspired new guidelines that suggest pediatricians should intervene early with more aggressive measures. Here, Cedars-Sinai experts outline the risk factors for childhood and adolescent obesity and its mechanisms and offer context for the new clinical practice guidelines.

Discoveries / May 25, 2023

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Residency Programs Move Toward Greater Diversity

This year, Cedars-Sinai welcomed our most diverse class of residents ever. We hear from our residents firsthand about their experiences.

Discoveries / May 16, 2023

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Can Rethinking CPR Training Benefit Women?

Doctors and bystanders perform CPR less often on women. Offering CPR training on mannequins with breasts may encourage people to help females in need of CPR.

Discoveries / May 11, 2023

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Physician Shadowing Program Offers Students Rare Access

Leaping into a career as a physician requires sure footing. Cedars-Sinai’s Pre-Med Student Volunteer Program gives undergrads a rare glimpse into the real jobs of physicians.

Discoveries / May 10, 2023

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New Tools at the Innovation Center

At the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Innovation Center (BOGIC), clinicians are leveraging cutting edge tools to search for the earliest signs of cancer and heart disease.

Discoveries / May 09, 2023

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Cedars-Sinai Clinicians Publish Collection of Complex Cases in Interventional Cardiology

Interventional cardiologists can consult a broad collection of cases to guide them through management strategies.

Discoveries / Apr 27, 2023