Investigators with Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s and other research institutions have identified a process responsible for the development of teeth called incisors—a discovery that could one day improve understanding of how birth defects happen.
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Mckenna Grace: From Spine Surgery to the Red Carpet
Actress, singer and songwriter, Mckenna Grace, 17, is having a moment in the spotlight with the upcoming opening of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Her path to the big screen, however, is not the typical Hollywood story.
Pediatric Cancer Expert Explains New Options for Children With Sarcomas
Leo Mascarenhas, MD, MS, has an important message for parents whose children have been diagnosed with sarcoma, a type of cancer that develops in the bones or soft tissues.
Measles Makes a Comeback: What Parents Need to Know
A highly contagious childhood disease once eradicated by vaccination has made a comeback.
RESEARCH ALERT: The New Geography of the Gut
Investigators from Cedars-Sinai; the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Harvard University; and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel conducted a study to determine where individual nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine. For the first time, they identified the molecular markers that define five distinct intestinal regions.
Back-to-School: Preparing Children for a Healthy, Happy Year
The temperature feels like summer is still in full swing, yet this week, thousands of Los Angeles schoolchildren headed back to the classroom.
Regreso a la Escuela: Cómo Ayudar a los Niños Pequeños a Regresar al Aula
El comienzo del año escolar puede ser difícil para muchos niños. Para algunos, la lucha puede durar solo unos días. Para otros, sin embargo, una transición difícil de regreso a la escuela puede ser un signo de una condición de comportamiento o de desarrollo no detectada que requiere atención médica.
Cedars-Sinai July Research Highlights
A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai.
Summer Safety: Don’t Get Bugged by Fleas and Ticks
It’s summertime and California hiking trails are beckoning. But along with lusher than usual greenery due to this year’s heavy rains, the hills are alive with ticks and fleas. The Cedars-Sinai Newsroom talked with Priya Soni, MD, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, about how to avoid and minimize ticks and flea bites.
Doctor, Family Set Up Charitable Fund to Honor Their Mother
Next Sunday will be the first Mother’s Day that Cedars-Sinai pediatrician Tracy Zaslow faces without her mother, Carol, by her side.
March Research Highlights
A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news happening at Cedars-Sinai in March 2023.
Scientists Identify How a Biological Pathway Leads Stem Cells to Die or Regenerate
A new study led by Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has determined that altering a cellular process can lead stem cells—cells from which other cells in the body develop—to die or regenerate.
“Boo”-tiful Babies Continue 25-Year Halloween Tradition at Cedars-Sinai
Once again this year, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s celebrated Halloween with special hand-sewn costumes for the medical center’s smallest babies. The costumes are designed for babies as little as 2 pounds and are based on characters in famous children’s books.
Daya’s Mystery: What Was Causing a Young Girl’s Internal Bleeding?
The Dhillon family seemed to be living the California dream, enjoying the waterway just steps from their home on Naples Island. But a little more than five years ago, when their daughter, Daya, began feeling ill, the Dhillon family’s California dream morphed into a medical nightmare.