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$2.9M NIH grant focuses on transmission and diagnostic testing Affecting both people and animals, prion diseases are degenerative brain disorders that can debilitate or kill their victims. The most common form of prion disease affecting humans is sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD). There are…

Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, such as memory loss or cognitive decline, can present in different ways among people with diverse ethnic backgrounds. Researchers know a complex mix of social, behavioral and genetic variables can impact the onset and progression of this disease. Recent studies show…

CWRU’s Rong Xu receives $5 million in funding from NIH’s National Institute on Aging Sports concussions, Parkinson’s disease and hormone therapy for cancer all can have memory loss as symptoms. But can the biochemical processes of each reveal anything about the memory loss associated with…

Jidong Fu, MD, PhD, assistant professor, and Ricky Chan, PhD, were the November 2018 CTSC Core Utilization Pilot Award Recipients.

Electronic health records (EHRs) produce savings for hospitals by reducing the average length of patient stays—but only in facilities meeting the highest federal standards for implementing the technology, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University. The findings are significant…

At our Thanksgiving table, my husband raised his glass in a toast. Present were all four of the children in our blended family and their partners, our five grandchildren, plus miscellaneous in-laws. The table was loaded with dishes contributed by each family. The little ones were already consuming…

Last week we celebrated Veterans Day and Thanksgiving is on Thursday. Among the many things we can be grateful for, it’s important to include our veterans. They have protected our country through thick and thin, wherever the fight might be and whether the wars were popular or not. We can give…

Technique improves understanding of myelin disease; expands ability to screen potential therapies for rare pediatric brain disorder In two recently published papers, a scientific team at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports on the discovery and implementation of a new, more…

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) has made pilot award selections following a recent RFA. Selected projects were recognized as highly innovative and impactful, and likely to generate key data for larger, nationally competitive grants. Investigators were permitted to submit…

An international team of researchers led by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine scientist has uncovered a novel mechanism in which a protein—neuregulin 3—controls how key neurotransmitters are released in the brain during schizophrenia. The protein is elevated in people with…