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Samson Pavilion Ribbon Cutting
A beautiful spring day welcomed almost 600 guests for the ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the official opening of the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion at the Health Education Campus. Entering the building as the sun streamed through the skylight into the courtyard, one could sense the electric…
Dr. Haines Receives 2019 Faculty Distinguished Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Haines as one of five CWRU faculty members selected to receive the 2019 Faculty Distinguished Research Award! Dr. Haines is the lead of the CTSC Informatics component and chair of the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences in the School of…
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Spirituality as ‘Resourcefulness’
Case Western Reserve University nursing researcher weighs adding meditation and prayer to her trademarked ‘Resourcefulness Training’ toolbox Spirituality could soon become a third pillar in a trademarked stress-reduction program developed by researchers at the Frances Payne Bolton School of…
Pig Experiment Raises Ethical Questions Around Brain Damage
The brain is more resilient than previously thought. In a groundbreaking experiment published in this week’s issue of Nature, neuroscientists created an artificial circulation system that successfully restored some functions and structures in donated pig brains—up to four hours after the pigs were…
Scientists spur some activity in brains of slaughtered pigs
Outlet: Associated Press
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New “interspecies communication” strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered
Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and development Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts; they can also tell the genes in their mammalian hosts what to do. A study published recently in Cell describes a form of…