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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing who studied the emotional distress of caring for a family member diagnosed with a mental illness found anxiety is high for the primary caregiver at the initial diagnosis or early in the course of the illness,…

Some studies have found that life expectancy in the United States can vary as much as 25 years, depending on where you live. Within its broad mission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aims to attack what the federal agency defines as “place-based” health disparities. CDC…

Senior Taylor Gladys has been an advocate for students at Case Western Reserve University since she first stepped foot on campus more than three years ago. The biochemistry (pre-med) major joined Undergraduate Student Government (USG) as a first-year—serving as a representative for Tyler House—and…

With the support of a two-year grant from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA), the Case School of Engineering, Weatherhead School of Management and Great Lakes Energy Institute (GLEI) have begun an interdisciplinary pilot graduate-level course on energy and…

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is no longer a fatal condition, thanks to newer medications inhibiting the retrovirus, but a puzzling phenomenon has surfaced among these patients: non-AIDS complications. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have resolved the…

“Take the Lead on Health Care Quality Improvement”—a new free massive open online course (MOOC) offered this fall by Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing—targets ways frontline health care workers can deliver safer and better care to patients. The principles to…

Next month, Case Western Reserve hosts the third edition of its regular international gatherings to explore and share ways the private sector can improve profits and also advance positive outcomes for individuals, communities and the world. The Fowler Center for Sustainable Value is one of the…

Fuel cells generate electricity from fuels more efficiently and with fewer emissions per watt than burning fossil fuels. But as fuel cells age, their efficiency decreases. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University received an $800,000 Department of Energy grant to study how to make one type…

Natalie Staats Reiss, a licensed psychologist in University Counseling Services at Case Western Reserve University, offers tips to help anyone get a better night’s rest—especially college students adjusting to a new environment and bed. First, establish a routine—go to bed at roughly the same time…

Feeling that conventional doctors did not take their suffering seriously, women instead sought out hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms from anti-aging clinicians, according to a Case Western Reserve University study that investigated the appeal of anti-aging medicine. Some women also…