Health + Wellness

Do you work with students or clients who are resistant or ambivalent to change? If so, join the Case Western Reserve University Career Center staff in welcoming Liz Lierman, associate director of Career Services at Oberlin College, for a workshop on motivational interviewing in career counseling. T...

CLEVELAND - A new study published in the July 11 issue of the Journal of Neurosciences details the development of the first mouse model engineered to carry the most common mutation in Usher syndrome III causative gene (Clarin-1) in North America. Further, the research team from Case Western Reserve ...

It is intuitive that most people would be less likely to take risks after an unexpected loss. But what happens after a surprising win? It turns out that the very same trend applies, according to Case Western Reserve University psychologist Heath Demaree. In other words, it’s not whether you win or ...

“This isn’t ninth grade writing anymore” seems to be the breakthrough statement that clicks with Case Western Reserve University students tutored in writing by Susan Dominguez. It’s no easy task to make the leap from high school to college-level writing, said Dominguez, an English department lectur...

Analysis: Legal eagles redefine healthcare winners, losers Reuters: Over the past few days, some on the left and right are now viewing the Supreme Court’s Commerce Clause ruling on the Affordable Care Act as largely academic and say it won’t affect any current laws. “I’ve yet to see a list of vulne...

A team of Case Western Reserve University engineers has designed and fabricated integrated amplifier circuits that operate under extreme temperatures, up to 600 degrees Celsius—a feat that was previously impossible. The silicon carbide amplifiers have applications in both aerospace and energy indus...

When a healthy boy was infected with antibiotic-resistant bacterium, the infection was traced to his mother’s nurse’s bag, which was left in the family’s car after her home health care visit to a patient with the same infection. Although the boy’s infection and the patient’s infection were never DNA...

The annual summer garage sale at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is scheduled for Wednesday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A $3 summer cookout lunch will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on the school’s patio. The sale, now in its fourth year, features home decorative items...

EEGs may someday be able to diagnose autism ABC News: A brain test could someday be used to diagnose autism in young children. But Max Wiznitzer, associate professor of pediatric neurology, said the EEG is more of a confirmatory tool because specialists usually make diagnoses. “I think the value is...

CLEVELAND - Following a national search, Cliff A. Megerian, MD, has been named Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center. Dr. Megerian, currently Vice-Chair of the depart...