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CLEVELAND - University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Lentigen Corporation announced today the initiation of a novel Phase I clinical trial of LG631 gene therapy for the protection of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from the dose limiting…

A new study of teens undergoing substance abuse treatment finds helping others helps the adolescent helper by reducing cravings for alcohol and drugs, a major precipitator of relapse. These novel findings stem from the “Helping Others” study (helpingotherslivesober.org) led by Maria Pagano, PhD,…

Today, Google+ is now available as part of the Case Western Reserve University offering of Google Apps for Education services. Google+ makes connecting on the web more like connecting in the real world by enabling you to create circles of contacts with which you can share thoughts, links and…

SBA tells young people to ditch the job search and start a business The Washington Post: The Small Business Administration is encouraging young people to stop looking for a job and instead start their own business. Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, warned that…

Toms River team heads to the World Cup ... of Quidditch The Star-Ledger: One hundred teams from 22 states and four countries will take part in the Quidditch World Cup, based on the sport from the Harry Potter franchise. But sports have long had a magical quality to them, said SAGES lecturer Brad…

More stroke patients get clot-busting drugs Reuters: Doctors at hospitals that participate in the “Get with the Guidelines—Stroke” program from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are getting better at prescribing recommended drugs to stroke patients. "Hospitals…

Who counts as an entrepreneur? Entrepreneur Magazine: Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, penned a blog that says somewhere between 50 and 84 million people consider themselves “entrepreneurs”—a broad range. Shane breaks down the numbers to see what it all…

CWRU researchers perform pioneering work on artificial limbs The News-Herald: Biomedical engineering professor Robert F. Kirsch and his colleagues are working on functional electrical stimulation, or FES, projects that could revolutionize the function of artificial arms and other upper-limb…

State Issue 3 won't have a big impact on health care in the short term, experts say The Plain Dealer: In the short term, the recently passed Issue 3 won’t have a big effect, but School of Law professor Max Mehlman warned that it jeopardizes recent changes to state law and could affect future…

Paul Giannelli, Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor in the School of Law and Distinguished University Professor, coauthored a chapter on forensic science in the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. The reference manual is published by the Federal Judicial Center and…