Health + Wellness

A pair of topical medicines already alleviating skin conditions each may prove to have another, even more compelling use: instructing stem cells in the brain to reverse damage caused by multiple sclerosis. Led by researchers at Case Western Reserve, a multi-institutional team used a new discovery…

Approach may offer new way to reverse disability in multiple sclerosis patients Two FDA approved drugs were found to stimulate stem cells in the brain and spinal cord to regenerate to the protective coating around neurons that is damaged in diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Illustrator: Megan…

Radhika Atit When her father was diagnosed with lung-scarring pulmonary fibrosis, Radhika Atit, an associate professor of biology at Case Western Reserve University, began digging into every detail about the disease. The cause of fibrosis, the aberrant hardening of organ tissues, is often…

Penicillin has nearly eradicated rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the United States. But 15 million people still suffer from the disease worldwide, and 1.4 million die each year, according to the World Heart Federation. Access to penicillin can prevent deaths from RHD. Researchers from Case…

A team led by Case Western Reserve researchers has identified a potentially powerful approach to lowering relapse rates among the ranks of those addicted to illegal drugs or alcohol. In a study of nearly 200 teenagers admitted to a residential treatment center in the northeastern United States,…

Award follows creation of regional collaborative to advance research A surgical sedative may hold the key to reversing the devastating symptoms of a neurodevelopmental disorder found almost exclusively in females. Ketamine, used primarily for operative procedures, has shown such promise in mouse…

Case Western Reserve scientists collaborate with China’s Lanzhou University investigators in exploring the dual-compound strategy Li Li The concept was simple: If two compounds each individually show promise in preventing colon cancer, surely it’s worth trying the two together to see if even…

Maryjo Prince-Paul, an assistant professor of nursing from Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, and other researchers in palliative care can now answer questions from patients with terminal illnesses about stopping statin medications. Research published in the…

After discovering a unique group of people resistant to tuberculosis (TB) infection, Case Western Reserve researchers are leading an international team dedicated to understanding exactly how they fight off a disease that claims 1.5 million lives each year.  The team’s goal is to use lessons…

Allison Webel In addition to antiretroviral medications, people with HIV may soon begin receiving a home exercise plan from their doctors, according to a researcher at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. “People with HIV are developing secondary chronic…