Health + Wellness

State awards money for Northeast Ohio ventures Akron Beacon Journal: Case Western Reserve University is among three Northeast Ohio universities to receive grants from Ohio’s Third Frontier Fund Technology Validation and Start-up Fund. The university was awarded $50,000 to develop software designed ...

Negative thinking is a red flag for clinical depression. Stopping such thoughts early on can save millions of people from mental illness, according to a research study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Jaclene Zauszniewski, the Kate Hanna Harvey Pro...

While exercise is accepted universally as the most beneficial prescription physicians can write for patients, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that generate its widespread health benefits. Researchers from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have shed light on this mystery by disco...

CLEVELAND - Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., was recently honored with an inaugural Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from an organization comprised of the nation's most acclaimed academic medical centers and other groups, in recognition of Dr. Hazen’s Nature article, “Gut flora dependent metabo...

Assistant professor of genetics and genome sciences and senior author Peter Scacheri PhD candidate and lead author Batool Akhtar-Zaidi A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new mechanism by which colon cancer develops. By focusing on segment...

Is it OK to protest God’s actions—or inactions? This was the key question behind recent studies led by Case Western Reserve University psychologist Julie Exline. Many people report having a relationship with God, similar to those relationships in marriage, parenting or friendship. Through their stu...

By Andrew Gronski for the SAGES Seminar, Reading and Writing Science In today’s computer processors, much of the power put into running the processor is being wasted. A research team at Case Western Reserve University came up with a novel idea called fine-grained power gating, which saves power an...

Relay for Life at CWRU is looking for volunteers. Volunteers are needed throughout the day and night at the North Residential Village April 20-22 to help with setup, food service, logistics, registration, cleanup and more. Shifts are flexible, so individuals can volunteer for one hour or the entire ...

Athletes, coaches and exercise enthusiasts: Learn about resilience in sports psychology, the mind-body connection, and others’ experiences with injury and healthy coping strategies to promote mental health and recovery. University Counseling Services’ Ryan Bradley will present the talk “Bouncing Ba...

CLEVELAND - A national consortium of researchers has published new findings that could change the standard of practice for those treating Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a disease characterized by cornea swelling that can eventually lead to the need for corneal transplantation. The Fuch...