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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…

The Hartwell Foundation has presented a 2014 Individual Biomedical Research Award to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher Brian A. Cobb, to support his efforts to prevent or reverse asthma. Cobb, an associate professor of pathology, will receive a total of $300,000 during…

Two Case Western Reserve University faculty members recently joined the ranks of the prestigious American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellows. Elina Gertsman, associate professor of art history, and Daniel Goldmark, associate professor of music, were elected to this year’s 70-member class…

Case Western Reserve scientists collaborate with China’s Lanzhou University investigators in exploring the dual-compound strategy Li Li The concept was simple: If two compounds each individually show promise in preventing colon cancer, surely it’s worth trying the two together to see if even…

Graduate and professional students at Case Western Reserve University are much more than just students. They’re researchers, teachers and leaders. Through their efforts in their research, graduate and professional students make new breakthroughs in their fields. The organizations they lead improve…

After literally years of preparation, Case Western Reserve’s accreditation show finally opens next week, just as reviewers arrive. Representatives of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools arrive on campus Monday. They will hold two days of meetings…

A cheap and efficient route to smart homes and offices Case Western Reserve University engineers are making sensors that can be integrated into existing materials, transforming today’s homes and commercial buildings into energy-saving, tech-savvy “smart buildings.” Their work is funded by a…

Mary Naylor, director of the University of Pennsylvania’s New Courtland Center for Transitions and Health, will frame conversations about transitioning chronically ill people from home or care facilities to hospitals and back again. She will speak during “From Here to There and There to Here”—the…

Building on the core strengths of each, Cleveland Clinic and the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University are collaborating on a new health care-focused executive master of business administration (EMBA) degree program to begin this fall. The Cleveland Clinic-Weatherhead…