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Staging of patients with early pancreatic cancer is inaccurate as much as 80% of the time, according to a new Cedars-Sinai Cancer study published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA.

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Investigators involved in a multicenter study co-led by Cedars-Sinai discovered a pathway by which immune cells prevent the lungs’ protective barrier from healing after viral infections like COVID-19. The findings, published in Nature, may lead to new therapeutic treatment options.

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George Berci, MD, led an improbable and monumental life. As a young man, he survived the Holocaust and went on to become an internationally renowned surgical pioneer who developed many of the minimally invasive tools and techniques that are used in operating rooms and procedure suites around the world today.

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Back to school, cooler weather, a whiff of pumpkin spice in the air. Yes, it’s flu shot time.

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A new Cedars-Sinai study shows how microorganisms in the human gut can trigger constipation in some people.

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Three recently published studies from Cedars-Sinai investigators have deepened knowledge of how changes in the eye are linked to indicators of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain.

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Cardiac physicians and investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will share new research and clinical insights at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in London Aug. 30 through Sept. 2.

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Nirdesh K. Gupta, PhD, has been named the new managing partner of the Cedars-Sinai Intellectual Property Company (CSIP Co.). The new role recognizes Gupta’s expanded scope of management responsibilities over Cedars-Sinai’s technology transfer, venture building, investments and other intellectual property-related initiatives at CSIP Co.

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Para los niños y adolescentes de hoy, el regreso a la escuela no sólo significa cuadernos nuevos, codificados por colores y lápices recién afilados. También significa una mayor presión académica, un aumento de la ansiedad social y menos tiempo libre, ya que las actividades extraescolares llenan el calendario.

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For children and teens these days, going back to school doesn’t only mean new, color-coded notebooks and freshly sharpened pencils. It also means increased academic pressures, heightened social anxiety and less free time as extracurricular activities fill up the calendar.

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In the heart of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, a familiar game is taking on a whole new twist at Steel Plaza Senior Housing, where Cedars-Sinai's Forever Fit program has introduced a health initiative called Bingocize.

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En el corazón del barrio coreano de Los Ángeles, un juego familiar está tomando un nuevo giro en Steel Plaza Senior Housing, donde el programa Forever Fit de Cedars-Sinai ha introducido una iniciativa de salud llamada Bingocize.

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Investigators with the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program to detect the presence and severity of mitral valve regurgitation, the most common heart valve disorder.

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March 2020 was a scary time for Adam Cardello and Zohra Ahmadi Cardello. It was the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their first child, Safaa Cardello, had just been born more than three months prematurely.

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Cedars-Sinai has galvanized its commitment to helping historically marginalized communities, allocating $27 million in grants to support programs providing housing stability, food security, accessible care and health equity across the Los Angeles region.

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La actividad coordinada de las células cerebrales, como la de los pájaros que vuelan en formación, nos ayuda a comportarnos de forma inteligente en situaciones nuevas, de acuerdo con un estudio dirigido por investigadores de Cedars-Sinai.

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The coordinated activity of brain cells, like birds flying in formation, helps us behave intelligently in new situations, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators.

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Spine neurosurgeon Alexander Tuchman, MD, who specializes in treating adult spinal deformities, has been selected as co-director of the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center. He joins center co-leader David Skaggs, MD, executive vice chair of Orthopaedics at Cedars-Sinai and director of Pediatric Orthopaedics for Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s.

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Cedars-Sinai has appointed Ze’ev Ronai, PhD, as director of a newly established Translational Research Institute, professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Jim and Eleanor Randall Department of Surgery as well as the scientific director of the Surgical Melanoma Research Program in the Randall Department of Surgery.