New Cancer Drug Combination Reduced Risk of Death by 31%
When compared to standard treatment, the combination of ramucirumab and pembrolizumab decreased the risk of mortality by 31% in patients with advanced non-small cell lung…
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87% Survival – New Combined Therapy Greatly Improves Prostate Cancer Survival
A Cedars-Sinai cancer study indicates improved survival following a combination of hormone therapy and pelvic lymph node treatment A combination of androgen deprivation therapy—a common…
Traitorous Immune Cells: How Tumors Convince Cells To “Go Bad”
Soft-tissue sarcomas alter the biology of immune cells around tumors, promoting tumor development Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers have found that cancerous tumors known as soft-tissue sarcomas…
How the Brain Says “Oops!” – Neuroscientists Unlock Mechanisms Behind Performance Monitoring
Neuroscientists from Cedars-Sinai have unlocked the mechanisms behind performance monitoring, which gives people the ability to learn from their successes and failures. Researchers have uncovered…
How the Brain Makes Memories and Uses “Time Travel” To Remember
Cedars-Sinai researchers discover neurons that separate experience into segments, then help the brain ‘time travel’ and remember. In a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have…
Hypertensive Crisis: Uncontrolled Blood Pressure Is Sending Twice As Many People to the Hospital
Men are more likely than women to be admitted for a hypertensive crisis, but women have similar hospital mortality rates. The number of people hospitalized for…
COVID-19 Can Trigger Self-Attacking Antibodies – Even in People That Had No Symptoms of Infection
Cedars-Sinai Investigators Found Evidence of an Overactive Immune Response. Infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 can trigger an immune response that lasts well beyond…
Cedars-Sinai Research: Century-Old Vaccine May Be Useful Against COVID-19 Coronavirus
TB Vaccine Linked to Lower Risk of Contracting COVID-19 A widely used tuberculosis vaccine is associated with reduced likelihood of contracting COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to…
“Hopeful” Results Using Antiviral Drug Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19
In a small group of patients hospitalized with severe complications of COVID-19 and treated with the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir, clinical improvement was observed in…
Researchers Discover Parkinson’s Disease May Start Before Birth & Test Potential New Treatment
Stem cell study finds malfunctioning brain cells in patients who were diagnosed before age 50; researchers test potential new treatment. People who develop Parkinson’s disease…
Shock Study: E-Cigarettes May Be More Harmful Than Tobacco To Heart Health
Landmark study presented at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions suggests the unknown products used to create vapors cause heart dysfunction. A new study from researchers…
