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Experimental drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice AOL: Andrew A. Pieper, professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, explained how restoring the brain’s energy balance by maintaining NAD+ balance could prevent and even reverse Alzheimer’s disease. “We found that brains from people and mice…

January marks more than a turning of the calendar at Case Western Reserve University—it signals the beginning of a historic bicentennial year and the start of Gary Broadbent’s term as president of the Alumni Association board. Broadbent (LAW ’08, MGT ’10) brings to this role a deep and enduring…

Cheyenne proposal to expand warrants to inspect homes has some crying overreach Cowboy State Daily: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said administrative warrants—such as the ones recently proposed in Cheyenne, Wyoming—are common and constitutional, making the key issue…

A goal of The Friends of the McGaffin Carillon in University Circle has always been to start a student guild at the tower similar to the guilds at other major universities with carillons on their campus. With the recent restoration and renovation of the 51 bell 21,000 lb instrument we are ready to…

Ohio’s abortion landscape remains unchanged despite appellate court’s partial reversal cleveland.com: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law at the School of Law, said an Ohio appeals court ruling partially reviving parts of the state’s abortion law is “maybe the lowest stakes…

A doctor was blocked from helping an ICE shooting victim—is that even allowed? HuffPost: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, law professor and the director of the Social Justice Institute, said ICE agents have a clear duty to render aid under DHS use-of-force policy, warning that failure to follow it “should…

Ted Cruz slammed over GOP ‘effort to demonize’ federal judges in time of rising threats Raw Story: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, warned that efforts to impeach judges over unpopular rulings are “wrong-headed” and “fundamentally undermine the rule of law,”…

Financial barriers preventing enrollment in cancer trials WEWS: Richard Hoen, assistant professor of surgical oncology, explained why more cancer patients don't enroll in clinical trials, which has to do with financial factors.

What doctors and dietitians like best—and worst—in the new food pyramid New York Post: Hope Barkoukis, chair of the Department of Nutrition, broke down what the new dietary guidelines mean for folks and how she feels about them. “While it is true that not all saturated fats negatively impact our…

At their recent holiday celebration, Campus Planning & Facilities Management (CPFM) honored several staff members who have given 40 or more years of service to Case Western Reserve University. CPFM's Vice President Dean Tufts presented each honoree with a Vice President appreciation coin…