Health + Wellness

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $3.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study sleep apnea as a possible cause of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most commonly diagnosed type of arrhythmia, or irregular heart rhythm. AF is char...

A new study of teens undergoing substance abuse treatment finds helping others helps the adolescent helper by reducing cravings for alcohol and drugs, a major precipitator of relapse. These novel findings stem from the “Helping Others” study (helpingotherslivesober.org) led by Maria Pagano, PhD, ass...

CLEVELAND - Today the Society for Integrative Oncology highlighted top research findings presented at the Eighth International Conference this week in Cleveland, Ohio, which is co-sponsored by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. More than 80 abstracts will be presented at the annual ...

CLEVELAND - Results of the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial published in the Nov. 3, 2011 New England Journal of Medicine, find that the oral medication ivacaftor (VX-770) provides major, sustained improvement in lung function, growth and other signs and symptoms for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The...

Research from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine to study an isolated agent from common oral bacteria may hold the answer as to how human beta defensins (HBDs)—nature’s way of keeping oral microbes from entering the body and wreaking havoc on our health—can be used to create n...

CWRU Food Day 2011 will take place Nov. 2 from 5 to 9 p.m. in Wade and Leutner Commons and the lawn in between Wade and Leutner. The Student Dietetic Association, Bon Appetit, 121 Fitness and many other student groups will promote healthy food and physical activity for college students. There will...

Faculty and upcoming doctoral grads can receive 10 percent off custom-made academic regalia through Nov. 30. Visit the bookstore to get measured for the custom regalia, or stop in Nov. 7 to get measured by a representative from the store’s supplier. Advantage of owning regalia include freedom from ...

The Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law invites interested guests to the Oliver C. Schroeder Jr. Scholar-in-Residence Lecture, “The Goals of FDA Regulation and the Challenges of Meeting Them.” Ralph Tyler, former general counsel for the Food and Drug Administration, ...

Cultural critic Lewis Hyde will be on campus Nov. 7 to present a talk on “Cultural Commons and Collective Being.” He will offer a lively defense of the cultural commons, the vast store of art and ideas inherited from the past and enriched in the present. Suspicious of the belief that all creative wo...

A 'new Libya' must probe Gadhafi killing CNN.com: In an opinion piece, Michael Scharf, director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, writes that an international commission should examine the circumstances surrounding Moammar Gadhafi’s death to see if it was a war crime....