Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives Outstanding Score and Renewed Funding from National Cancer Institute
February 7, 2025Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) has been recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) with a merit award of outstanding 19 months after transitioning to a new director.Celebrating National Women Physicians Day with CWRU School of Medicine leaders
February 3, 2025Grace McComsey, MD, initially aspired to be an engineer before discovering her true passion for medicine. Shari Bolen, MD, was driven to become a doctor after witnessing the effects of illness on her family. Now, both serve as accomplished leaders at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and are sharing their experiences on National Women…New Case Western Reserve University study identifies key protein’s role in psoriasis
January 31, 2025Finding offers potential new target for treatment Psoriasis, a painful and uncomfortable inflammatory skin condition that affects millions worldwide, flares up from the activity of disease- and infection-protecting immune cells.Renowned scientist Hisashi Fujioka passes away
January 29, 2025Growing up in Osaka, Japan, Hisashi Fujioka always had a love for biology and the natural world around him. That passion drew him to earn his PhD at Nagoya University before forging a 30-year research career in different aspects of science at Case Western Reserve. Now, the Case Western Reserve University community is mourning the passing of…Cooking up solutions: How one research study is supporting local kids with T1 diabetes
January 22, 2025Managing Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can often feel overwhelming—and that’s especially true for children and their caregivers. That’s where Case Western Reserve University’s Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE) study comes into play, offering a new way to approach T1D care and education.Medicine’s Mary Garrity passes away
January 17, 2025It’s rare to be able to make everyone around you feel seen, valued and inspired, but Mary Garrity had that gift. Whether she was mentoring a colleague or forging connections with alumni and researchers, Garrity brought genuine warmth to everything she did.New discovery by Case Western Reserve University researchers offers hope in treating breast cancer
January 14, 2025Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how specific protein regions contribute to breast cancer. Their study, published recently in Nature, focuses on what is known as the estrogen receptor, a protein linked in previous research to the development of roughly 70% of all breast tumors.Researchers harness AI to predict cardiovascular risk from CT scans
January 14, 2025National Institutes of Health awards $4 million to Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and Houston Methodist Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and Houston Methodist will harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more accurately predict risk of heart failure and other…Researchers at CWRU Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute collaborate with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to identify genetic risks for age-related macular degeneration
January 13, 2025Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which affects about 200 million people worldwide and can result in legal blindness, impairs an area of the eye (retina) used for reading, driving and many other critical daily tasks. A new study of large existing patient datasets indicates genetic and demographic factors that increase the risk for…Postdoc Spotlight: Amita Sahoo
January 13, 2025The secret to understanding how to treat diseases like Alzheimer’s might be found in the structural function of the proteins linked to them. Amita Sahoo is among those working to gain new insights.Remembering renowned neuroscientist, alumnus and longtime professor Jerry Silver
January 13, 2025Throughout his career, Jerry Silver dreamt of restoring meaningful function to the millions of people with spinal cord injuries worldwide. His commitment to groundbreaking research in neuroscience and neural regeneration combined with his entrepreneurial spirit brought extraordinary discoveries to help patients.‘Food is Medicine’ program awarded $3.8M federal grant to support health and nutrition of low-income, high-risk pregnant women
January 9, 2025Funding will provide one of the first comprehensive, rigorous studies of ‘medically tailored’ groceries as an approach to reduce food insecurity and improve maternal and baby health outcomes With a new five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes for Health, researchers at Case Western Reserve University—in…New discovery by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers provides hope in fighting drug-resistant malaria
December 19, 2024Malaria, caused by a parasite transmitted to humans through an infected mosquito’s bite, is a leading cause of illness and death worldwide. Most susceptible are pregnant women, displaced people and children in developing countries, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.School of Medicine student gains valuable experience with Cleveland Browns
December 13, 2024As the NFL season winds down, so does Rachel Gardenhire’s immersive experience with the Cleveland Browns. The Case Western Reserve University alumnae and School of Medicine student spent the last few months with the team as part of the 2024 NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, which aims to inspire medical students from various…On the passing of Lynn Landmesser
December 12, 2024To our School of Medicine community: I am writing to share the sad news that long time professor and renowned developmental neuroscientist Lynn Landmesser died on Nov. 29. She will be remembered for the generations of neuroscientists she mentored and whose careers she inspired.