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The emergency call came in from the Los Angeles Zoo. An emperor tamarin monkey was in heart failure. As she approached the distressed animal with direct eye contact, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, a cardiologist from UCLA Medical Center and the zoo’s cardiac consultant, was warned by the zoo veterinar...

In his nearly four years at Case Western Reserve University, senior David Thompson has flourished on the basketball court, in the community and, most importantly, in the classroom. Thompson, the team’s starting center, finished his Spartan basketball career earlier this month as the university’s le...

Mary Frances Berry, author of Power in Words: The Stories Behind Barack Obama’s Speeches, from the State House to the White House, will headline Case Western Reserve’s Power of Diversity talk, Thursday, March 27, at 4:30 p.m. in the Wolstein Research Building auditorium. Berry will address “Achievi...

Law’s Matthew Rossman calls on IRS to better determine if regional economic development organizations that claim to be charities really are An upcoming law review article suggests the Internal Revenue Service should do a better job determining whether a recent wave of nonprofits the author terms “re...

As part of Case Western Reserve’s overall wellness initiative, the university and 121 Fitness Center will launch a new Student Enhanced Fitness Program this fall. The program will expand hours, enhance access to fitness instructors and trainers, and improve both the equipment and facilities availabl...

Tanya I. Edwards, a faculty member who pioneered education in complementary and alternative medicine at Case Western Reserve and the broader community, died last week after a battle with breast cancer. She was just a day shy of her 54th birthday. Edwards earned her master’s degree in medical educat...

Scientists at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center have discovered how the beneficial fungal yeast, Pichia, holds at bay a harmful fungal yeast, Candida. Candida is the culprit in oral candidiasis, a painful mouth infection known as thrush. The ho...

As a 5-year-old, Ellen Kuerbitz watched as her older sister practiced Irish dancing, enthralled by the art and hoping to emulate her skills. Little did Kuerbitz know, her passion for dance would sculpt her into a premier performer. Soon, the Northeast Ohio native will display her talents by perform...

Many mothers with children on life-sustaining medical devices, such as ventilators and breathing or feeding tubes, suffer physical and psychological distress from the stress of juggling treatments, appointments, therapies and daily family pressures. But researchers from the Case Western Reserve Uni...

Researchers aim to staunch bleeding, detect and treat disease A research team led by Case Western Reserve University and collaborating with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation received a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop injectable artificial platelets that halt bleeding ...