Health + Wellness

Geneticists from Ohio, California and Japan joined forces in a quest to correct a faulty chromosome through cellular reprogramming. Their study, published online today in Nature, used stem cells to correct a defective “ring chromosome” with a normal chromosome. Such therapy has the promise to…

Many rare disorders are caused by gene mutation, like sickle cell anemia. Yet until now the underlying genetic cause of more common conditions—for example, rheumatoid arthritis—has evaded scientists for years. New research from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine that appears in the…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine have gained new insight into how classic heart drugs work—and it’s not the way they thought. Their discovery – on the role nitric oxide (NO) plays in blocking the effect of an enzyme called…

Journal of Biological Chemistry “Paper of the Week” provides insight into vitamin production A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine study in the Nov. 22 issue of Journal of Biological Chemistry explained how vitamin A is generated from beta-carotene, its dietary precursors. The…

Many rare disorders are caused by gene mutation, like sickle cell anemia. Yet until now the underlying genetic cause of more common conditions – for example, rheumatoid arthritis – has evaded scientists for years. New research from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to appear in…

Two teams of researchers, including scientists linked to Case Western Reserve University, have announced the discovery of a new species of fossil horse from 4.4-million-year-old, fossil-rich deposits in Ethiopia. About the size of a small zebra, Eurygnathohippus woldegabrieli—named for geologist…

Is that caffeine jolt worth the extra hours of studying or long workday? In the long run, no, according to Michael Decker, associate professor at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and a national sleep expert, because of the effects of caffeine and the changes…

A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine study in the November 22 issue of Journal of Biological Chemistry, explains how vitamin A is generated from beta carotene, its dietary precursors. The discovery sheds new light into how beta carotene’s enzymes are utilized differently…

A new data brief released by the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods at Case Western Reserve University (PRCHN) shows that more than one-in-five African-American young adults in Cleveland, ages 18 to 29, routinely uses little cigars.   Additional findings detailed in the PRCHN…

Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals today announced the launch of the Institute of Computational Biology, an innovative venture designed to enhance the institutions’ ability to draw actionable insights from the oceans of medical information each already…