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Study in mice suggests molecules in plants have beneficial effect on Alzheimer's disease
May 07, 2008 |
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A set of molecules found in certain plants appears to have a beneficial effect in brain tissue associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study conducted in mice. The study was led by researchers at the University ...
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center opens patient trial of virus that attacks brain cancer cells
Apr 16, 2008 |
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A common, naturally occurring virus that attacks cancer cells but appears to be harmless to normal cells is being studied as a possible treatment for malignant, highly aggressive and deadly brain tumors called gliomas. Researchers ...
Older patients with 1 type of heart failure may receive little or no benefit from drugs
Mar 12, 2009 |
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People over 80 years of age suffering from a certain type of heart failure do not appear to benefit from most commonly prescribed heart medications, according to a study conducted at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and published ...
Contraceptive use may be safe, but information gaps remain
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Introduced in the 1960s, oral contraceptives have been used by about 80 percent of women in the United States at some point in their lives. For women without pre-existing risks for heart disease, the early formulations were ...
New study shows that therapeutic gene expression can be sustainable for 1 year
Oct 26, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Board of Governors Gene Therapeutics Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have shown for the first time that it is possible to sustain therapeutic gene expression in the central nervous system ...
Tech-check-tech
Jan 04, 2007 |
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Regulation set to take effect tomorrow, Jan. 5, 2007, is designed to reduce medication errors in California hospitals and free pharmacists for greater involvement in direct patient care rather than in non-discretionary (clerical) ...
Is rapid transition through menopause linked to earlier onset of heart disease?
Jan 27, 2009 |
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An evaluation of 203 women as part of the multifaceted Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study (LAAS) found that those who transitioned more quickly through menopause were at increased risk for a higher rate of progression of "preclinical ...
Mechanism in cells that generate malignant brain tumors may offer target for gene therapy
Oct 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute who first isolated cancer stem cells in adult brain tumors in 2004 have now identified a molecular mechanism that is involved in the development ...
New methods identify and manipulate 'newborn' cells in animal model of Parkinson's disease
Sep 03, 2008 |
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When cells in the brain are lost through disease or injury, neighboring cells begin to divide and multiply, but only a few areas in the brain are able to produce new neurons. Patients with Parkinson's disease suffer degeneration ...
U.S. hospital uses supercomputer
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, located in the western United States, has been recognized as having one of the world's most powerful computers.
New laboratory technique improves success in 'highly sensitized' kidney transplants
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Kidney transplant specialists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have developed innovative laboratory techniques to improve opportunities and success rates for kidney transplant candidates who are at high risk of organ rejection ...
Researchers describe mechanisms by which capon gene causes heart rhythm disturbances
Mar 04, 2008 |
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A research team from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Johns Hopkins University and China Medical University and Hospital in Taiwan have described for the first time the mechanisms by which variants of a specific gene, CAPON ...
Study provides documentation that tumor 'stem-like cells' exist in benign tumors
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Cancer stem-like cells have been implicated in the genesis of a variety of malignant cancers. Research scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute have isolated stem-like cells in benign ...
New protocol streamlines therapy that makes more kidney transplants possible
Jul 17, 2008 |
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A new therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center improves transplant rates and outcomes for patients awaiting living- and deceased-donor kidney transplantation, according to a study published in the July 17 issue of ...
Rhythm abnormality of unknown origin strongly predicts sudden death risk in heart disease patients
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Researchers conducting a large, ongoing study to improve detection and prevention of sudden cardiac death were surprised to discover that a specific heart rhythm abnormality - idiopathic QT interval prolongation - increased ...
