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Case Western Reserve Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Support Research Training for Medical Students
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (T35) grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of ...
Human Sex Reversal as a Protein Numbers Game
A group of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have completed a comprehensive molecular analysis of a toddler who developed as a female despite having a male genetic background, termed XY sex reversal. The study identifies for the first time how the machinery for dest...
A Rise in Obese Pregnant Women Takes its Toll on Mother and Child
The epidemic of obesity is felt in prenatal clinics and delivery rooms around the world with a worrisome trend in high-risk pregnancies that could impact mother and child, according to Patrick M. Catalano, MD, the Dierker-Biscotti Women's Health and Wellness Professor and Director of the Center for ...
Case Western Reserve Researcher Receives Major Federal Grant to Test Novel Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis and Severe Asthma
In the first major study of its kind, principal investigator Benjamin Gaston, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist and researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, has received a five-year, $13.3 million federal grant to dev...
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CWRU-based biopharmaceutical startup showcased at national Demo Day
Red5 Pharmaceuticals LLC, a Case Western Reserve University-based biopharmaceutical startup, was among 35 companies chosen from 200 applicants nationally to be featured as part of the first University Startups Demo Day in Washington, D.C., in September. The event was produced by the National Counci...
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Scientists discover how cells put the brakes on protein production
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers describe mechanism central to maintaining healthy protein levels, avoiding disease states A new scientific study conducted by a team of leading geneticists has characterized how cells know when to stop translating DNA into proteins, a cr...
Case Western Reserve Bioethicists Call on Organized Medicine to Support Patients Desiring Assisted Death and Their Physicians
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine bioethicists are calling on organized medicine to end its refusal to provide clinical guidance regarding the care of patients actively seeking assistance in dying. Writing in the November 15, 2016 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine (now a...
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CWRU and Halyard Health partnering to advance non-narcotic pain management
What if eliminating physical pain was a matter of flipping a switch to block it? No drug needed. When it’s time to stop the block, just turn it off. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University hope to eventually treat chronic or acute pain by using energy-based neuromodulation technology. The un...
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Dean Davis discusses the new affiliation agreement between Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals
As many of you know, as of September 1 our school entered into a new agreement with University Hospitals. While we will continue to partner with UH on educational, research, and community service programs, it will no longer be identified as our school’s primary affiliate. In light of the unprecedent...
Scientists Discover Distant DNA Working Together to Affect Disease Risk
A person’s DNA sequence can provide a lot of information about how genes are turned on and off, but new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine suggests the 3-D structure DNA forms as it crams into cells may provide an additional layer of gene control. As long strands of D...