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Youth’s Addiction Recovery Predicted With AA-Related Helping Tool
CLEVELAND - A Case Western Reserve University professor has found that young people addicted to alcohol and drugs can increase their chances of recovery by helping others. In 2010, Maria Pagano, PhD, found that adults who became involved in Alcoholics Anonymous-related service-type work were more l...
Collaboration and Innovation Win Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Grant to Study Gastric Cancer
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $220,000 grant from the DeGregorio Family Foundation to study gastric cancers, which remain among the most deadly forms of disease. The two-year grant from the foundation, which focuses on stomach and esophageal cancer re...
Researchers discover promising prognostic marker for aggressive breast cancer
A team of researchers, led by Goutham Narla at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center and collaborators at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Erasmus Medical Center, has discovered a gene variant that drives the spread of breast cancer. Pu...
After decades of research, scientists unlock how insulin interacts with cells
The discovery of insulin nearly a century ago changed diabetes from a death sentence to a chronic disease. This week, a team that includes researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announced a discovery that could lead to dramatic improvements in the lives of people managi...
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Announces Award to Case Western Reserve University to Study How Applying Patient Strengths Can Improve their Health Care
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University has been approved for a research award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study ways that applying patients’ strengths can help enhance their health care and well-being. The project is part of a portfolio of patient-centered c...
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Researchers Discover New Molecule Linked to Late-Stage Breast Cancer
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a molecule linked to more aggressive forms of breast cancer – a discovery that could point the way to potential cures. Until this study, the ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule called miR-181a had never before...
New Tuberculosis Drug Trial Begins in South Africa
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced the first patient enrolled in a Phase 2a trial to assess the effectiveness of AZD5847, a new test drug for patients with tuberculosis (TB), including patients with HIV ...
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Receives Funding for Healthy Growth Research
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announced that it will receive funding through the Achieving Healthy Growth program within the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. This initiative was launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to overcome persistent bottl...
Genetic Factor Holds Key to Blood Vessel Health
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a genetic factor that prevents blockages from forming in blood vessels, a discovery that could lead to new therapies for cardiovascular diseases. The findings are described in the Nov. 19 issue of the Jour...
Constance and James W. Brown make significant gift to new medical building
The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a significant gift from Constance and James W. Brown of Chagrin Falls, President Barbara R. Snyder announced Thursday evening. The gift will help fund a new medical education and research building and headquarters for the School of ...