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Renowned genetic scientist to lead collaboration to use lessons from big data to benefit individual patients, broader communities Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals announced the launch of the Institute of Computational Biology, an innovative venture…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have received two grants totaling nearly $1.7 million to build nanoparticles that seek and destroy metastases too small to be detected with current technologies. They are targeting aggressive cancers that persist through traditional chemotherapy and…

In order for prolonged exposure therapy—an evidence-based psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)—to reach its full potential, any ruptures in trust and communication between therapist and client need to be fixed, according to a new Case Western Reserve University study. The study,…

Developing new technologies to improve treatment of arterial fibrillation In a matter of years, a doctor may see real-time images of a patient’s beating heart and steer a robotic catheter through its chambers using the push and pull of magnetic fields while the patient lies inside a magnetic…

The Observer, Case Western Reserve University’s independent student newspaper, recently earned accolades for its website. The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) named observer.case.edu the No. 7 student-newspaper website in the country among similarly sized schools. This distinction places The…

Three gene mutations appear to be invasion mechanisms Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have discovered recent genetic mutations in a parasite that cause more than 100 million cases of malaria annually—changes that may render tens of…

Case Western Reserve University announced the appointment of two of its renowned scholars—one in health law and the other in international law—as acting deans for the School of Law, effective immediately. Jessica Berg, professor of law, bioethics and public health, and Michael Scharf, associate…

By Jack Behrend Arielle Dolezal’s passion for dance began with a bit of childhood window-shopping. One day, while watching her younger sister in her first-ever dance class, Dolezal wandered past another class in advanced ballet. Hidden from sight, she watched the class, enthralled by the beauty of…

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine professor Leona Cuttler died Tuesday after a long battle with brain cancer. A professor of pediatrics and chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, she was renowned for her excellence in research, policy and care for…

Remember as a child turning sticks into make-believe airplanes that soared and buzzed like bumblebees through the backyard, or playing for hours with an imaginary friend in your own special world? Researchers have found that those early pretend play memories can resurface to inspire creativity in…