One in three hospitalized patients experience symptoms of depression, study...
About one in three hospitalized patients shows symptoms of depression, potentially affecting their clinical outcomes, a new Cedars-Sinai study has found.
View ArticleStudy: Common surgical treatment for melanoma does not improve patients'...
Patients who receive the standard surgical treatment for melanoma that has spread to one or more key lymph nodes do not live longer, a major new study shows.
View ArticleTeam develops risk assessment score to predict, help prevent sudden cardiac...
A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute investigator and his team have developed a new risk assessment tool that brings physicians closer to predicting who is most likely to suffer a sudden cardiac arrest, a...
View ArticleHealth insurance expansion linked to fewer sudden cardiac arrests
The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest, a sudden and usually deadly loss of heart function, declined significantly among previously uninsured adults who acquired health insurance through the Affordable...
View ArticleDrug therapy from lethal bacteria could reduce kidney transplant rejection
An experimental treatment derived from a potentially deadly microorganism may provide lifesaving help for kidney transplant patients, according to an international study led by investigators at...
View ArticleStudy shows how food preservatives may disrupt human hormones and promote...
Can chemicals that are added to breakfast cereals and other everyday products make you obese? Growing evidence from animal experiments suggests the answer may be "yes." But confirming these findings in...
View ArticleRoutine hospital tool found to predict poor outcomes after liver transplantation
A routinely used hospital tool can predict which liver transplant recipients are more likely to do poorly after surgery, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai. The findings could help doctors...
View ArticleCardiac stem cells from young hearts could rejuvenate old hearts, new study...
Cardiac stem cell infusions could someday help reverse the aging process in the human heart, making older ones behave younger, according to a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.
View ArticleInvestigators may unlock mystery of how staph cells dodge the body's immune...
For years, medical investigators have tried and failed to develop vaccines for a type of staph bacteria associated with the deadly superbug MRSA. But a new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators shows how...
View ArticleCell therapy improves heart function, upper limb strength in Duchenne...
After boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy received cardiac progenitor cell infusions, medical tests indicated that the patients' hearts appeared improved, results from a new study show....
View ArticleMedication errors for admitted patients drop when pharmacy staff take drug...
When pharmacy professionals—rather than doctors or nurses—take medication histories of patients in emergency departments, mistakes in drug orders can be reduced by more than 80 percent, according to a...
View ArticleAnalysis shows lack of evidence that wearable biosensors improve patient...
Wearable biosensors have grown increasingly popular as many people use them in wristbands or watches to count steps or track sleep. But there is not enough proof that these devices are improving...
View ArticleStudy provides new guidelines for assessing severity of head and neck cancers
Jan. 24, 2018 - Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a new, more accurate set of guidelines for assessing the severity of head and neck cancers and predicting patient survival.
View ArticleStenting system shown to benefit certain stroke patients
A specialized stenting system used to open blocked arteries in the brain resulted in a low complication rate among a specific group of patients with stroke histories, a study led by Cedars-Sinai...
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