"Broken Heart" Syndrome Spikes During COVID-19
Incidence of Takotsubo or “broken heart” syndrome increased in 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic is one reason for the spike.
Model Predicts How Many COVID-19 Patients Will Need Care
To help uncloud the future impact of the pandemic, forecasting models developed at Cedars-Sinai are predicting, with sharp accuracy, how many patients are likely to need care at th...
The Wellness Balancing Act
Dr. Waguih William IsHak literally wrote the book on wellness—all 50 evidence-based chapters. He shares his tips on living your best balanced life.
Studying the Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer Connection
Three national, multicenter studies led by Cedars-Sinai investigators are now exploring the connections between diabetes and chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Active Surveillance for Thyroid Cancer
For patients with tiny, localized thyroid cancers, the standard of care is surgery. But Cedars-Sinai investigators are exploring the benefits of a different approach.
Discoveries / Mar 02, 2021
Understanding Molecular Secrets of ALS
In the largest project of its kind, the Answer ALS Research Program headquartered its stem cell creation at Cedars-Sinai and is collecting blood samples from more than 1,000 patien...
Discoveries / Mar 02, 2021
Meet David Underhill, PhD
Meet Cedars-Sinai researcher David Underhill, PhD. He is chair of the Division of Biomedical Sciences and the Janis and William Wetsman Family Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. ...
Study Sheds Light on How Cancer Spreads in Blood
Cancer exists to spread, transported via the bloodstream by particles called extracellular vesicles. These particles are known to help cancer metastasize, but exactly how this happ...
"Creeping Fat" in Crohn's Patients Linked to Bacteria
Cedars-Sinai investigators have found that "creeping fat" is actually responding to bacteria that have migrated out of damaged intestines directly into connective tissue.
Discoveries / Mar 02, 2021
3D Cameras Could Help Diagnose Rare Genetic Diseases
Many rare genetic disorders are difficult to diagnose in infants and children, except through costly DNA tests. A Cedars-Sinai investigator is leveraging an unexpected instrument a...
Discoveries / Feb 26, 2021
Bystander CPR Declines During Pandemic
Since the onset of the pandemic, the survival rate for sudden cardiac arrest has dropped, potentially due to bystanders’ fear of exposure to the virus combined with longer emergenc...
Discoveries / Feb 26, 2021
COVID-19: Paradoxical, Enigmatic and Relentless
For some patients, prolonged illness and serious complications have revealed the relentless nature of COVID-19. These COVID-19 survivors experience debilitating symptoms for months...
Discoveries / Feb 26, 2021
Heart Study Proven Effective
A new analysis of the 2017 ALLSTAR trial shows that heart stem cell infusions benefited heart patients.
Discoveries / Feb 26, 2021
Mapping COVID-19 Risk
A Cedars-Sinai researcher plotted COVID-19 severity risk on a map of Los Angeles County—and found clear geographic distinctions.
Discoveries / Feb 24, 2021
Pathologists Go Beyond the Glass Slide
Infection-control measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 forced pathologists to step at least six feet away from each other—and to leap into the future as they transition from gla...
Discoveries / Feb 24, 2021
