Health + Wellness
November 07, 2016
A multi-institution academic-industrial partnership of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed a new method to broadly assess cell communication networks and identify disease-specific network anomalies. The computer-based method, called InFlo, was…
November 07, 2016
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have received grants totaling $40,000 from Ann Arbor-based Eversight, a global nonprofit network of eye banks. The CWRU projects are aimed at helping glaucoma patients and those with Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy. Eversight…
November 02, 2016
Guest Commentary: Megan Kilbane, MBA, Assistant Dean for Oncology 2016 has been described as the year of 216, and it would be hard for anyone to argue that it is not truly the year for Cleveland to shine. From the Cavs to the Monsters and soon to be the Indians, we are grabbing championships left…
November 02, 2016
Researchers at the Center for Global Health & Diseases at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and international colleagues, have provided the first of its kind comprehensive assessment of the current status of malaria in Madagascar, laying the groundwork for the 2018-2022 national…
October 31, 2016
A catalytic research fund and a new partnership with The Hartwell Foundation will bolster critical research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at the International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICARE) at Case Western Reserve University. The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation committed…
October 26, 2016
Forgoing a reliance on motivation, families can adopt healthy behaviors—eating better and exercising more—by following a new approach that focuses on the redesign of family daily routines. In a series of pilot tests of the approach—known as “SystemCHANGE”—by nursing scientists at Case Western…
October 20, 2016
A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers has been recognized with the Patent for Humanity award by the Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office for the development of a portable, battery-operated device that uses magnets and lasers to quickly and inexpensively…
October 19, 2016
A team of biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University is among seven of 23 research teams from the 2016 I-Corps@Ohio program selected to present to potential investors at the upcoming Ohio Collegiate Venture Showcase. The team will present its new technology in brain tumor treatment…
October 18, 2016
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…
October 17, 2016
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…