Health + Wellness
October 10, 2017
The alumni were here! This past weekend we welcomed the largest number of School of Medicine alumni ever. They toured the Health Education Campus, partied at the Global Center for Health Innovation, cheered our students and alumni award winners, mingled with one another, and exchanged memories and…
October 06, 2017
Cleveland-based Theramalin Inc., a privately held company founded by a Case Western Reserve University diabetes researcher, has partnered with Sanofi, a multi-national pharmaceutical firm, in a collaboration that involves $17.5 million in venture-capital financing for new insulin therapies. The…
October 04, 2017
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showing the bacteria E. coli and S. marcescens surrounding the fungus Candida tropicalis. Scientists have determined that fungus may play a key role in chronic intestinal inflammation disorders. They found that patients with Crohn’s disease tend to…
October 02, 2017
A Case Western Reserve University-led study of a promising medication for people with Down syndrome is going global. Brazilian authorities’ recent approval of a clinical trial in São Paulo not only increases the diversity of participants in the project begun in Cleveland, but also provides an…
September 28, 2017
Case Western Reserve University researcher lands DoD grant Patented artificial blood platelets developed by a Case Western Reserve University researcher, which have already proven to significantly reduce bleeding in mice and pigs, are getting another boost with a $1 million U.S. Department of…
September 25, 2017
Case Western Reserve University researchers target tumor protein A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers at Case Western Reserve University not only pinpoints breast cancers at early stages but differentiates between aggressive and slow-growing…
September 19, 2017
We are pleased to announce that the video from Dr. Monica Webb Hooper’s presentation at Case CCC Continuing Education Session on 11/3/2016, "Engaging Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Populations in Clinical Trials,” has been posted on the CWRU CREC Program website. Viewing the presentation and…
September 19, 2017
Case Western Reserve University has a rich history—so rich, in fact, that several sites around campus have been designated with historic markers. This month, we’ll take you around campus to highlight some of the university’s most historic spots. An Ohio Historical Marker stands outside the Frances…
September 19, 2017
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, bolstered by a grant from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation, has launched a pilot program to help address what program director Marilyn “Lynn” Lotas called a “crisis of lead exposure among Cleveland’s…
September 15, 2017
With geographic barriers limiting treatment options for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a Case Western Reserve University researcher will use a new $4.9 million award to test online- and teleconference-based adaptations of methods that reduce fatigue and improve quality of life when…