Health + Wellness

With the rise of digital health tools and abundant online resources, we live in an era where healthcare information is more accessible than ever. This information is essential to navigate one’s health journey, but without an understanding of complex data and medical jargon, test results may prompt…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within its “What Works in Schools” initiative, has awarded Case Western Reserve University and 15 participating Cuyahoga County public school districts $1.8 million for health education. A new partnership between Case Western Reserve’s…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have found that, when compared to seven other anti-diabetic drugs, semaglutide, a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug, may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder…

The National Institutes of Health awarded a four-year, $2.6 million grant to researchers at Case Western Reserve University to study how high blood-pressure drugs affect patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). More specifically, they want to study whether such medications increase the risk…

President Eric W. Kaler, left, and CWRU School of Dental Medicine Dean Kenneth B. Chance, DDS (DEN ’79), right, with Celebration of Philanthropy event attendees. The School of Dental Medicine Celebration of Philanthropy was held on Friday, Sept. 20, in the Ambassador Ballroom at the newly…

With a new four-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, researchers at Case Western Reserve University are investigating a new approach to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in military veterans. AML is the most common form of blood cancer in adults, and many…

It is with great enthusiasm that we announce the launch of the Digital Dentistry Transformation Project at our institution, spearheaded under the visionary leadership of Dean Kenneth Chance. This initiative represents a transformative shift in the way we approach dental education and clinical…

Johnie Rose, MD, PhD, member of Case CCC's Population and Cancer Prevention Program and Director of CWRU SOM's Preventive Medicine Residency Program, has received a $1.5M award from the National Cancer Institute to develop a first-of-its-kind, transportable informatics tool that will integrate…

Case CCC Immune Oncology Program member, Amar Desai, PhD, has been awarded $100,000 in funding for one year from the Innovative Science Accelerator Program (ISAC) for his project Antihistamines to prevent age-associated hematopoietic decline. He aims to demonstrate that repurposing a well tolerated…

Research could lead to new discoveries in cancer medicine With a new five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), researchers at Case Western Reserve University will develop computer software to analyze and interpret complex genome…