Cardiology
Artificial intelligence may predict heart attacks
What if your physician could predict if—or when—you might experience a heart attack, cardiac arrest or another heart-related problem?
May 1, 2023
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Immunology
Post-COVID-19 conditions alter a person's immune response
A new study by investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai suggests long COVID-19 might be caused by a dysfunction of the immune system.
Apr 27, 2023
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Medical research
Matching form and function of brain cell types
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have created computer-generated models to bridge the gap between "test tube" data about neurons and the function of those cells in the living brain. Their study, published in the journal Nature ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Neuroscience
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of pituitary apoplexy
The first prospective study comparing outcomes in patients with pituitary apoplexy—sudden bleeding or death of a pituitary tumor—found that patients managed medically fared as well as those treated surgically in the majority ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Genetics
Study gives insight into cause of severe inflammatory bowel disease
Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified a genetic variant that increases people's risk of developing perianal Crohn's disease, the most debilitating manifestation of Crohn's disease.
Apr 20, 2023
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Medical research
Study: Vitamin D may play a role in prostate cancer disparities
Vitamin D deficiency could be the reason African American men experience more aggressive prostate cancer at a younger age compared with European American men, new research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer suggests. The multi-institutional ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Cardiology
Risk of sudden cardiac arrest rises sharply in Ventura county
In a study among residents of Ventura County, California, rates of sudden cardiac arrest rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 31, 2023
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Medical research
Study: ChatGPT has potential to help cirrhosis, liver cancer patients
A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes how ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer by providing easy-to-understand information ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Neuroscience
Examining value-based choices at the level of individual neurons in the human brain
New research published by investigators at Cedars-Sinai advances scientific understanding of how the brain weighs decisions involving what people like or value, such as choosing which book to read, which restaurant to pick ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New insights into eye damage in Alzheimer's disease patients
Cedars-Sinai investigators have produced the most extensive analysis to date of changes in the retina—a layer of tissue at the back of the eye where visual information originates—and how those retinal changes correspond ...
Mar 3, 2023
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