Patty Zamora writes on the advancements and discoveries taking place at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Recent News Articles
With a new $6.2 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging, researchers at Case Western Reserve University will use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to identify possible genetic targets to treat Alzheimer’s disease.The intent, said principal investigator Jonathan…
New research is bringing science one critical step closer to understanding what causes cardiac arrest and potentially preventing it.The American Heart Association (AHA) has granted Case Western Reserve University the Rapid Impact Research Award, a designation reserved for research the AHA considers…
As the COVID-19 pandemic upended virtually every aspect of people’s lives, one critical question loomed large for millions of low-income and underserved healthcare patients: Would they still be able to see their own doctor?Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the OCHIN nonprofit…
Millions of Americans take daily supplements—including nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide (NAM)—to boost energy, slow aging and protect the heart and brain. Many cancer patients also take these supplements to help manage the excruciating side effects of…
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, has elected Case Western Reserve University neuroscientist and professor Paul Tesar as a 2025 AAAS Fellow.Tesar is the Pavey Family Eminent Professor…
Finding an effective treatment for osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer in children and young adults, has puzzled medical researchers for 40 years.
Now, a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals shows some promising results.
The study,…
The Ohio Department of Children and Youth has awarded First Year Cleveland (FYC) $1.8 million to address Cuyahoga County’s growing infant mortality crisis.
FYC, a maternal and children’s health organization based at Case Western Reserve University, will direct the funding to community and…
Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) saves lives by treating cancer that has spread to the brain, but it also causes long-standing brain damage. Many patients who go through radiation treatment later develop memory problems, thinking difficulties, and depression because the WBRT creates chronic…
Case Western Reserve University researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding Barrett’s esophagus, a precancerous condition that dramatically increases the risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma, one of the fastest-spreading and deadliest forms of cancer.
In a new study,…
A significant discovery by Case Western Reserve University researchers could change how doctors treat two of the most devastating neurodegenerative diseases.
The team identified a link between gut bacteria and the deterioration of the brain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and…