Cedars-Sinai July Research Highlights

A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai.

Cedars-Sinai Neuroscientists Awarded Prestigious NIH Grant

Ueli Rutishauser, PhD, professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai, has dedicated his career to understanding how new memories are formed and stored in the brain. His latest work, involving the recording of patients’ single neurons, landed him and a multidisciplinary team of scientists a five-year, $8 million total research grant.

Retinas: New Potential Clues in Diagnosing, Treating Alzheimer’s

A study led by the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery has identified certain regions in the retina – the lining found in the back of the eye – that are more affected by Alzheimer’s disease than other areas. The findings may help physicians predict changes in the brain as well as cognitive deterioration, even for patients experiencing the earliest signs of mild impairment.