Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the news //www.puressens.com/ en-us provides the latest news from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center New combined therapy helps extend lives of men with prostate cancer Practice-changing research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer shows that a combination of androgen deprivation therapy—a commonly used hormone injection—plus pelvic lymph node radiation, kept nearly 90% of clinical trial patients' prostate cancer at bay for five years. The findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal The Lancet.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-05-combined-therapy-men-prostate-cancer.html Oncology & Cancer Thu, 26 May 2022 12:12:40 EDT news572785957 Scientists discover a gene that plays a critical role in embryo development A new study co-led by a Cedars-Sinai investigator has identified a gene that plays an important role in a biological pathway involved in embryo development. The gene's impact at the cellular level could explain why some babies are born with physical abnormalities and why some adults develop diseases such as cancer. The findings are published in Nature Communications.https://phys.org/news/2022-05-scientists-gene-critical-role-embryo.html Cell & Microbiology Tue, 24 May 2022 14:49:01 EDT news572622537 Medicine for inflammatory bowel disease may protect against severe COVID-19 Getting the COVID-19 vaccination strengthened one type of immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients even though they were taking immunosuppressant medication, according to investigators at Cedars-Sinai.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-05-medicine-inflammatory-bowel-disease-severe.html Medications Mon, 23 May 2022 16:38:03 EDT news572542682 Study: App more accurate than patient evaluation of stool samples An innovative mobile phone application was found to be as good as expert gastroenterologists at characterizing stool specimens, according to a study by Cedars-Sinai. The artificial intelligence (AI) used in the smartphone app also outperformed reports by patients describing their stool specimens.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-05-app-accurate-patient-stool-samples.html Gastroenterology Fri, 20 May 2022 14:03:50 EDT news572274226 Scientists gain ground on rare congenital neurological disorder 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.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-05-scientists-gain-ground-rare-congenital.html Neuroscience Fri, 20 May 2022 14:03:07 EDT news572274180 Cardio-obstetrics survey reveals new training needs Cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of pregnancy‐related death, yet a new national survey led by doctors at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai suggests that few cardiologists, trainees or care team members are trained in cardio-obstetrics, a specialty that brings together experts from cardiology, obstetrics and primary care.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-05-cardio-obstetrics-survey-reveals.html Cardiology Wed, 18 May 2022 12:20:04 EDT news572095202 Deaths from alcohol use disorder surged during pandemic Deaths involving alcohol use disorder increased dramatically during the pandemic, according to a new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators. The study also found that young adults 25 to 44 years old experienced the steepest upward trend in alcohol use disorder mortality.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-05-deaths-alcohol-disorder-surged-pandemic.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 16 May 2022 13:05:02 EDT news571925099 Study: Treatment minimizes infants' opioid-related brain abnormalities Treating pregnant women with opioid use disorder can help minimize opioid-related brain abnormalities in their newborns.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-05-treatment-minimizes-infants-opioid-related-brain.html Neuroscience Thu, 12 May 2022 13:00:01 EDT news571563502 New study reveals how the brain says 'oops!' Researchers from Cedars-Sinai's Center for Neural Science and Medicine and Department of Neurosurgery have uncovered how signals from a group of neurons in the brain's frontal lobe simultaneously give humans the flexibility to learn new tasks—and the focus to develop highly specific skills. Their research, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Science, provides a fundamental understanding of performance monitoring, an executive function used to manage daily life.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-05-reveals-brain-oops.html Neuroscience Thu, 05 May 2022 14:00:05 EDT news570964887 AI may detect earliest signs of pancreatic cancer 一个人工智能(AI)工具开发的Cedars-Sinai investigators accurately predicted who would develop pancreatic cancer based on what their CT scan images looked like years prior to being diagnosed with the disease. The findings, which may help prevent death through early detection of one of the most challenging cancers to treat, are published in the journal Cancer Biomarkers.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-04-ai-earliest-pancreatic-cancer.html Oncology & Cancer Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:40:02 EDT news570191785 Studies show that COVID-19 vaccine protects pregnant women, newborns Pregnant women continue to have reservations about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 despite research indicating the safety of the vaccines and the protection they may offer their unborn children.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-04-covid-vaccine-pregnant-women-newborns.html Vaccination Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:40:39 EDT news569832036 Cell treatment slows disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients A cell therapy developed by the executive director of the Smidt Heart Institute stabilizes weakened muscles—including the heart muscle—in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients, a new study published in the international peer-reviewed journal The Lancet shows.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-04-cell-treatment-disease-duchenne-muscular.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:52:35 EDT news569087547 Cell-derived therapy may help repair abnormal heart rhythm 从人类心脏细胞囊泡分泌可能受偿r damaged tissue and prevent lethal heart rhythm disorders, according to a new study from investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-04-cell-derived-therapy-abnormal-heart-rhythm.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:53:29 EDT news568986806 临时发现表明承诺减少shortness of breath from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy A new drug shows promise in providing relief to cardiomyopathy patients experiencing shortness of breath, according to late-breaking research presented today at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session in Washington, D.C.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-04-interim-decreasing-shortness-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy.html Cardiology Sun, 03 Apr 2022 14:20:52 EDT news568214448 Researchers provide new data on landmark clinical trial that targeted hypertension epidemic in Black community The Los Angeles Barbershop Blood Pressure Study is delivering cutting-edge insights more than four years after the study results were published in The New England Journal of Medicine.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-04-landmark-clinical-trial-hypertension-epidemic.html Cardiology Sun, 03 Apr 2022 03:01:02 EDT news568173655 Researchers are the first to distinguish between treatable and untreatable sudden cardiac arrest Clinician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai developed a clinical algorithm that, for the first time, distinguishes between treatable sudden cardiac arrest and untreatable forms of the condition.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-03-distinguish-treatable-untreatable-sudden-cardiac.html Cardiology Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:00:11 EDT news567845519 Potential therapy may boost chemoimmunotherapy response in bladder cancer Adding an anti-inflammatory medication to immunotherapy and standard chemotherapy drugs may provide long-term suppression of aggressive bladder tumor growth, according to a proof-of-concept study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancerinvestigators. The findings, made in laboratory mice, were published TK in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-03-potential-therapy-boost-chemoimmunotherapy-response.html Oncology & Cancer Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:00:04 EDT news567661611 Artificial intelligence tool may help predict heart attacks Investigators from Cedars-Sinai have created an artificial intelligence-enabled tool that may make it easier to predict if a person will have a heart attack.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-03-artificial-intelligence-tool-heart.html Cardiology Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:15:44 EDT news567227736 Scientists show how the action of the eye triggers brain waves to help remember socially important information In a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have uncovered new information about how the area of the brain responsible for memory is triggered when the eyes come to rest on a face versus another object or image. Their findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, add to scientific understanding of how memory works, and to evidence supporting a future treatment target for memory disorders.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-03-scientists-action-eye-triggers-brain.html Neuroscience Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:10 EDT news566797865 Scientists identify possible new treatment for COVID-19 Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified a potential new therapy for COVID-19: a biologic substance created by reengineered human skin cells.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-03-scientists-treatment-covid-.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:27:10 EDT news566062026 How does the brain make memories? In a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human experience into distinct segments that can be recalled later. The discovery provides new promise as a path toward development of novel treatments for memory disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-03-brain-memories.html Neuroscience Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:00:01 EDT news565864689 Scientists target protein to lower risk of prostate cancer spread Targeting a specific protein that is often overexpressed in prostate cancer can help prevent or delay the disease from spreading to other parts of the body, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-02-scientists-protein-prostate-cancer.html Oncology & Cancer Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:17:49 EDT news565013862 A decade of women's heart health, reexamined A new collection of scientific articles published today shines a light on the differences between men and women when it comes to heart health.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-02-decade-women-heart-health-reexamined.html Cardiology Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:15:40 EDT news564923737 New artificial intelligence tool detects often overlooked heart diseases Physician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can effectively identify and distinguish between two life-threatening heart conditions that are often easy to miss: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cardiac amyloidosis. The new findings were published in JAMA Cardiology.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-02-artificial-intelligence-tool-overlooked-heart.html Cardiology Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:09:19 EDT news564844152 New study reveals potential target for alcohol-associated liver disease Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a new pathway that helps explain how consuming too much alcohol causes damage to the liver, specifically mitochondrial dysfunction in alcohol-associated liver disease.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-02-reveals-potential-alcohol-associated-liver-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:20:23 EDT news564074419 Vaccinated patients less likely to need critical care during omicron surge The highly contagious omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 became the dominant strain in the United States in mid-December 2021, coinciding with a rise in hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19. Among those admitted during the omicron surge, vaccinated adults had less severe illness compared with unvaccinated adults and were less likely to land in intensive care, according to a new study by Cedars-Sinai and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).//www.puressens.com/news/2022-02-vaccinated-patients-critical-omicron-surge.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:15:05 EDT news563732100 Scientists create vast data resource to uncover ALS subtypes 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.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-02-scientists-vast-resource-uncover-als.html Neuroscience Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:42:12 EDT news563128917 Uncontrolled blood pressure is sending more people to the hospital The number of people hospitalized for a hypertensive crisis—when blood pressure increases so much it can cause a heart attack, stroke or other sudden cardiovascular event—more than doubled from 2002 to 2014, according to Cedars-Sinai investigators.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-01-uncontrolled-blood-pressure-people-hospital.html Cardiology Thu, 27 Jan 2022 05:00:02 EDT news562480427 Team publishes new national analysis on COVID-19 lung transplantation A Smidt Heart Institute analysis of lung transplantations performed nationally shows significant help for patients with severe, irreversible lung damage from COVID-19.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-01-team-publishes-national-analysis-covid-.html ob欧宝直播nba Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:00:01 EDT news562425962 Stem cell discoveries hold potential to improve cancer treatment 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.//www.puressens.com/news/2022-01-stem-cell-discoveries-potential-cancer.html Oncology & Cancer Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:41:33 EDT news562347690