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Personalized Medicine in Thoracic Surgery with Dr. Harmik J. Soukiasian
In this episode of “Pioneers in Medicine,” Harmik J. Soukiasian, MD, chief of thoracic surgery at Cedars-Sinai shares his thoughts on how thoracic surgery has adapted to the use of robotics.
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Growth Hormone in Colon Found to Play Role in Aging Process
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified growth hormone in the colon that increases as the colon ages—a discovery that can help guide the development of a new anti-aging therapy.
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Exploring Medicine Through Sex and Gender Lens
The impact a patient’s sex can have on disease has come into sharp focus during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the number of confirmed cases is about the same for males and females, men have been dying at significantly higher rates than women since the beginning of the global health crisis.
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Sending Stem Cells Into Space to Develop Medicine of Tomorrow
Scientists from Cedars-Sinai are gearing up to send stem cells into space to test whether it is possible to produce large batches in zero gravity for use in treating a variety of diseases back on Earth.
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Examining Gene Expression Signatures in Cancer Cells
To correlate gene expression signatures with cancer progression and chemotherapy resistance, a team of scientists led by Akil A. Merchant, MD, a Cedars-Sinai Cancer hematology researcher, and Rong Lu, PhD, an assistant professor of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine at the University of Southern California, have introduced a new genetic technology in a study of laboratory mice, published recently in Nature Communications.
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Cardiac Rhythm Disorders & Advanced Therapeutic Program for Ventricular Tachycardia
Catheter ablation of the heart is a process whereby small tubes fitted with electrical wiring and special metal tips deliver radiofrequency (heating) or cryo (freezing) energy to areas of interest in the heart muscle in various chambers.
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Cedars-Sinai's First Minimally Invasive Double Lung Transplant
Last September, Frank Coburn took what he thought would be the last motorcycle ride of his life. Six months prior, at age 57, the previously active biker and boat mechanic was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis after years of declining health.
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Cedars-Sinai Leads the Way with First-In-Human Experience of Promising Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapy
Over the past decade, the interventional cardiologists at Cedars-Sinai have led developments in transcatheter therapies for heart valve disease and have the greatest experience within the United States in treating both the mitral and the aortic valve. This experience makes our team ideally suited to lead future advances with new technologies to improve outcomes.
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Cedars-Sinai Leads the Way with First-In-Human Experience of Promising Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapy
Over the past decade, the interventional cardiologists at Cedars-Sinai have led developments in transcatheter therapies for heart valve disease and have the greatest experience within the United States in treating both the mitral and the aortic valve. This experience makes our team ideally suited to lead future advances with new technologies to improve outcomes.
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Cedars-Sinai and Torrance: Successful Alliance
"The collaborative culture of our two institutions allows patients to move between our two centers," Robert Figlin, MD, deputy director of Cedars-Sinai Cancer, said of the partnership with Torrance Memorial Medical Center.
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Shelly C. Lu, MD, Wins 2021 PRISM Award
Shelly C. Lu, MD, is a physician-scientist with an internationally recognized research program focusing on molecular mechanisms of fatty liver, liver injury and liver cancer.
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Trento Wins Pioneer in Medicine Award
For his accomplishments, Alfredo Trento, MD, has been named the winner of Cedars-Sinai's Pioneer in Medicine Award for 2021.
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