Health + Wellness

Alex Huang’s battle to defeat childhood cancers got another boost last week when the St. Baldrick’s Foundation named him among the year’s leading researchers in the field. The volunteer-driven organization, which focuses solely on pediatric and adolescent cancers, awarded 90 grants to scientists at...

In the United States, more children are lost to cancer than any other disease, and one in 285 children will be diagnosed before they turn 20. As one of the nation’s leading pediatric cancer researchers, Alex Huang, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics with secondary appointments in pathology, biomedical...

For those of us on the course, at cheering or rest stop sites or volunteering along the way, it is a proud feeling to be part of an important community event. The weather was handled in a thoughtful way, and that allowed the entire ride to be uneventful and a rousing success! To see so many thousan...

Anthropology’s Lee Hoffer and Trustee Linda Burnes Bolton take stock of the opioid issue in federal report, while offering recommendations to curb the crisis Though the total number of prescriptions for opiate medications have fallen, overdoses from the drugs, including its illicit forms, such as he...

As a dentist also trained as a computer technician, Renarto Roperto created enhanced 360-degree video versions of his lectures so students can experience them in virtual reality (VR) headsets any time they want. The unconventional approach—an adaptation of the “flipped classroom” concept—allows Rop...

Powerful screening technique suggests targeting cancer stress response Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have developed a new method to screen brain tumor cells and identify potential drug targets missed by traditional ...

New research suggests co-administration with chemotherapy drugs most effective strategy Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and RWTH Aachen University (Germany) have adapted virus particles tha...

2017 is flying by! For a real-time update please join us for our Annual Scientific Retreat this Thursday, July 20 in the Tinkham Veale University Center. Ramon Parsons, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will deliver a keynote presentati...

Results could lead to new anti-inflammatory probiotics Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have shown a high-fat diet may lead to specific changes in gut bacteria that could fight harmful inflammation—a major discovery for patients suffering from Crohn’s disease. Crohn’...

Results show high doses of vitamin D reduce swelling, inflammation High doses of vitamin D taken one hour after sunburn significantly reduce skin redness, swelling, and inflammation, according to a double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial out of Case Western Reserve University School of Med...