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New Neural Network Can Restore Diaphragm Function after Spinal Cord Injury
Bottom Line: A team of neuroscientists has uncovered a neural network that can restore diaphragm function after spinal cord injury. The network allows the diaphragm to contract without input from the brain, which could help paralyzed spinal cord injury patients breathe without a…
Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Grant Brings Diversity to Cancer Research
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in partnership with the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, was awarded a five-year grant, totaling $2.5 million to engage underrepresented minorities in Cleveland-area schools in cancer research. The Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Program, supported by…
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Electrical nerve-block research by Case Western Reserve researchers aims at asthma, heart failure
Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University are refining more than 15 years of work on an electrical nerve-block implant, focusing their next step on new applications related to treating asthma and heart failure. Niloy Bhadra The research by Niloy Bhadra, an assistant…
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Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences wins AAMC Award for Resource Sharing
CWRU’s Mark Chance, director, to lead webinar today describing the project The Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences has been awarded second prize in the 2017 Sharing Research Resources Award by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). According to the AAMC, “award winners…
Top Chefs across the Nation Join Together in Cleveland to Promote Cancer Research
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and The Young Scientist Foundation will present an exciting evening of gourmet dishes and wine pairings to benefit their joint program enabling underserved Cleveland-area high school students to participate in cancer and other vital research in…
The Alumni Were Here
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…
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CWRU-founded Thermalin Inc. gains French partner, new round of funding to discover and develop diabetes therapies
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…
Antifungals and Probiotics May Play a Key Role in the Development of Treatment for Crohn’s Disease
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…
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Promising Down syndrome research expands to second site in Brazil
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…
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Artificial blood platelets reduce bleeding, break up clots
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…