Using IPSCs to make new CART-T Cells
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai are using healthy donor cells to create a bank of CAR T-cells that can function in thousands of patients. Read more.
Soothing Joints
Novel orthopaedic therapies such as injections of stem cells and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) are growing in popularity. But surgeons do not always agree on the use.
Research into Predicting Cancer
Everyone has BRCA genes that typically protect against cancer, while some people inherit mutated versions of the genes that increase their cancer risk.
Stem Cells in Space
Is the future of personalized medicine out of this world? Cedars-Sinai is trying to find out by launching special stem cells into space. Learn more.
Treating Diseases with Stem Cells
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai are exploring stem cell therapy to treat myriad diseases. Two major areas of focus at Cedars-Sinai are a form of blindness and ALS. Read more.
Novel Approaches to Immunotherapy and Precision Medicine
There is virtually no brain cancer that Jeremy Rudnick, MD, refuses to take on. From breakthrough clinical trials of brain tumor vaccines to molecular targeted therapy, Rudnick’s p...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 27, 2021
Your Head and Your Heart: Understanding the Connection
Research around the link between cognitive health and heart health is growing, with recommendations increasingly mirroring each other. A better understanding could create more targ...
Discoveries / Aug 02, 2021
Clinical Trials in Children: What You Should Know
Like clinical trials for adults, pediatric trials could offer children a chance to receive beneficial treatment—a new drug, therapy, device or procedure—before it becomes widely av...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jun 02, 2021
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.
Discoveries / Mar 03, 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
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
Cedars-Sinai Investigator Studies Monoclonal Antibody Eculizum...
Pregnant women with severe illness present a challenge to providers. Rarely are these patients included in clinical research studies due to concern for both mother and child, and v...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Feb 25, 2021
Advanced Coronary Revascularization for Severe Coronary Diseas...
With an international expert team of heart specialists in cardiovascular surgery and coronary vascularization, Cedars-Sinai is a leader in advancing the surgical technique to impro...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Feb 24, 2021
Study: Robotic Surgery Improves Survival for Some Oral Cancer ...
Removing malignancies from these sensitive areas requires a precise touch. New Cedars-Sinai research shows that adding the exact control of a robotic system is associated with impr...
Discoveries / Feb 23, 2021
New Study Sheds Light On How Memory Works
Remembering a computer password or where you put your keys might seem like a simple—if sometimes frustrating—task, but the brain’s networks driving such actions are complex. New re...
Discoveries / Feb 23, 2021
