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Mighty Mesenchymal

RESEARCHERS BAND TOGETHER TO HARNESS THE POWER OF ADULT STEM CELLS TO FIGHT DISEASE

Winter 2012 issue

Mighty Mesenchymal

The rattling news came five years ago: It was multiple sclerosis (MS) that was steadily leeching the strength from gym owner and personal trainer Bill White. Pre-disease, the fitness enthusiast had weight-lifted his way to a brawny 233 pounds, but in his early 40s, the frustrating clumsiness, fatigue and weakness became gradually more disabling and harder to ignore.

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Microbes Versus Mankind

AS HUMANS AND MEDICINE EVOLVE, SO DO THE DISEASES WE BATTLE

Winter 2012 issue

Microbes Versus Mankind

Suppose you lived in the mid-1800s in Cleveland, population 17,000. You likely wouldn’t have ventured beyond the surrounding countryside, perhaps 10 to 20 miles at most, during your lifetime. Fast-forward to Cleveland today, population about 400,000. Air travel makes it possible to zigzag across continents and oceans in days, putting you—and the microbes you carry—in contact with tens of thousands of people at every stop. The impact this has on disease evolution is profound.

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Classroom Perspectives

WEAVING BASIC SCIENCE INTO THE CLINICAL ROTATION

Winter 2012 issue

WEAVING BASIC SCIENCE INTO THE CLINICAL ROTATION

Good medical education requires a delicate balance between the classroom and the clinic. At Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, students’ lessons in scientific principles are supplemented with real-life applications in their first years, including reviews of clinical cases in small groups called IQ teams. The sessions give budding doctors the chance to see how their textbook lessons apply to patient care.

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Rethinking Pacemakers in Heart Failure

Rethinking Pacemakers In Heart Failure Treatment

Three-lead pacemakers might not be worth the risk and expense for nearly half of the heart failure patients who use them, according to research...

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A More Portable Artificial Lung

A More Portable Artificail Lung

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center have developed an artificial lung that more closely...

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High-fat Diets Could Help Damaged Hearts

High-fat Diets Could Help Damaged Hearts

Contrary to decades of dietary recommendations, cutting fats might not help patients suffering from heart failure. In fact, a School of Medicine study...

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Electronic Records Boost Quality of Care

Electronic Records Boost Quality Of Care

New research from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows recent federal investments in electronic health records...

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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

Preventing type 2 diabetes

For people with type 2 diabetes, sitagliptin helps control blood sugar levels. New research from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine shows...

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Researchers Find New Biomarker for sCJD

Researchers Indentify New Biomarker

School of Medicine researchers have identified the first disease-specific biomarker for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD).

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Tracking the Spread of Cancer

Tracking The Spread Of Cancer

For the first time, scientists have seen how cancer cells move in the brain, thanks to a new imaging technique developed at Case Western Reserve...

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Defective Cells Cause Retinal Degeneration

Defective Cells Cause Retinal Degeneration

Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered the mechanism that causes blindness in a rare eye disease, which may shed light...

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Evolutionary Glitch Behind Backbone Fractures Discovered

Evolutionary Glitch Behind Backbone Fractures Discovered

Osteoporosis might not be the only culprit behind the increased risk of backbone fractures as we age. Researchers at the School of Medicine...

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Major Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Disease

Case Western Reserve Researchers Discover FDA-approved Drug Rapidly Clears Amyloid from the Brain and Reverses Cognitive and Memory Defects.

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Four decades ago, a promising young scientist sought his first professorship. He had a PhD from Johns Hopkins, prestigious postdoctoral fellowships and a strong record of early publications. Out of all the institutions in the world to begin a research career, he chose Case Western Reserve. Read the dean's letter ›

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