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Dead of Winter
It is the dead of winter. The solstice ushered it in, but only presaged the snow and cold we see in a Cleveland winter. The grey skies close in, and it is the dead of winter. What brightens the winter days for us? In many instances, glowing awards for our faculty and students. This winter has seen ...
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Can a novel combination of treatments help eradicate HIV?
In first-ever study, School of Medicine researchers to pair monoclonal antibody with body’s own killer-cell stimulator A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher received a $2.5 million grant from Gilead Sciences, a California-based biopharmaceutical company, to see if two so-fa...
Alzheimer’s Disease Researchers Solve Mystery of Beguiling Protein
Leading neuroscientists have clarified the role of a controversial immune system protein in Alzheimer’s disease, showing it has opposing effects in early and late stages of the disease. Their discovery unites previous studies that left researchers conflicted and showed the protein both exacerbates a...
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Improving health of grandparents taking on stresses of parenting aim of new $2 million NIH grant
As the number of grandparents caring for grandchildren full time continues to swell, so do the stress-induced health risks associated with such a demanding responsibility. Now, a four-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow researchers at Case Western Reserve Univer...
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Executive Order Message
To the Faculty, Staff, and Students of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine: The School of Medicine is firmly committed to supporting all faculty members, staff, and students affected by the president’s executive order on immigration and travel. As a school with a global reputation fo...
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School of Medicine’s Brian Grimberg receives Fulbright Scholar Award
Will conduct research on malaria-detection device and teach in Peru Brian Grimberg, assistant professor of international health, infectious diseases and immunology at the Center for Global Health and Diseases at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received a Fulbright U.S. Schola...
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers Receive Outstanding Investigator Awards from NIH
Three Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers received Outstanding Investigator Awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These highly competitive multi-year federal grants recognize investigators who have achieved significant research accomplishments. The amount and duration of the ...
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Structure of atypical cancer protein paves way for drug development
Blocking newly discovered binding sites may fight tumor spread A collaboration involving researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has helped uncover the elusive structure of a cancer cell receptor protein that can be leveraged to fight disease progression. Previous st...
This Man is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Motor Neuron Diseases and Dementias
It was when Xinglong Wang, PhD, received a call from a desperate father of a middle-aged son with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that he realized the extraordinary importance of his work. “Can you help save my son’s life?” the parent asked. On that day, Wang, assistant professor of pathology at...
2016 Wrap-Up
As you can tell from my message last week, 2017 will be a very busy year for our Center. I would be remiss, however, if I didn't offer some reflection on highlights from the past year. Let me tell you - 2016 was pretty excitement-packed and record-setting itself. When I say that I am not just refer...