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Andres Pinto, an orofacial pain and oral medicine specialist at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, often feels like the doctor in the television series House, solving medical mysteries each week. Pinto is among about 700 facial pain and oral medicine specialists nationally…

Approach may offer new way to reverse disability in multiple sclerosis patients Two FDA approved drugs were found to stimulate stem cells in the brain and spinal cord to regenerate to the protective coating around neurons that is damaged in diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Illustrator: Megan…

Foot-powered mobile phone charger for developing countries takes first place More than $20,000 was at stake—funding that could give a promising student business idea a real boost. Sixteen student teams entered the Spartan Challenge, Case Western Reserve University’s annual business start-up…

Case Western Reserve undergraduates have until 11:59 p.m. next Friday (April 24) to vote on a proposal to add a new student organization to the seven that now decide how their activities fees are spent. The Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative (UDC) is an umbrella organization that includes…

Pete Zimmerman knows first-hand the value of research and impact it can have on the world. Throughout his career, the professor of international health, biology and genetics has worked toward the prevention of malaria in Papua New Guinea and Madagascar. Zimmerman’s work aims to understand the…

Author, acclaimed social psychologist Claude M. Steele to speak at fall convocation Claude M. Steele was a young boy when he first realized how being black could define his identity and shape his world. He was walking home with friends on the last day of school in Chicago when he discovered that…

On Saturday evening, the Coach Bill Sudeck Track in North Residential Village will glow in remembrance of those who have lost their battle with cancer and in support of those who are fighting it. The 8:15 p.m. Luminaria Ceremony is one of the most recognizable events of the 18-hour Relay For Life,…

Radhika Atit When her father was diagnosed with lung-scarring pulmonary fibrosis, Radhika Atit, an associate professor of biology at Case Western Reserve University, began digging into every detail about the disease. The cause of fibrosis, the aberrant hardening of organ tissues, is often unknown,…

Penicillin has nearly eradicated rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the United States. But 15 million people still suffer from the disease worldwide, and 1.4 million die each year, according to the World Heart Federation. Access to penicillin can prevent deaths from RHD. Researchers from Case…

Award follows creation of regional collaborative to advance research A surgical sedative may hold the key to reversing the devastating symptoms of a neurodevelopmental disorder found almost exclusively in females. Ketamine, used primarily for operative procedures, has shown such promise in mouse…