Health + Wellness

Insufficient sleep, extreme heat, physical inactivity, healthcare access and low vehicle access linked to higher disease risk

Longtime professor’s gift provides flexibility for this future dentist

Getting treatment within one week of a serious head injury can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 41%, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University. The researchers suggest the findings could change how emergency rooms and hospitals treat traumatic brain…

For Lisa Alvetro, DDS (DEN '93), giving back is not just an act of generosity—it's a professional responsibility. For the past 20 years, Alvetro has volunteered her time and expertise working with residents in the orthodontic department at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental…

Finding cells faster could lead to more effective therapies

For Tom Peterson—a lifelong inventor whose late wife had multiple sclerosis (MS)—scientific discovery was profoundly personal. This deep passion led him to the lab of Paul Tesar, PhD (CWR ’03), director of the Institute for Glial Sciences, where the inventor and the scientist shared a vision of…

For Ed (ADL '64, MED '68) and Melinda Melton Sadar (FSM '66), Case Western Reserve University is more than just their alma mater—it is where their lifelong journey together began. After sharing glances in a Philosophy 101 class and then officially meeting in Thwing Hall, the couple is now…

Professorship provides flexibility to advance cancer care

In 1935, when society largely viewed alcoholism not as a disease but as a severe moral failing, Sister Ignatia Gavin, CSA saw something different: a medical condition afflicting a person worthy of profound respect. It was this radical compassion and unwavering belief in "the dignity of the human…

The annual event brought Cleveland Metropolitan School District students to the School of Dental Medicine clinic for complimentary dental care—and a lot of smiles.