Health + Wellness

A mutation on the surface of human red blood cells provides protection against malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, research led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows. The minute change, at a single position of red blood cell surface protein called the Duffy blood-...

Autism Speaks U – CWRU is selling holiday cards, with all proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks. The two designs—made by an 18-year-old with autism who is a sibling of an Autism Speaks U – CWRU member—feature one of two holiday designs and read “Happy Holidays! A donation has been made in your name to A...

CLEVELAND - A mutation on the surface of human red blood cells provides protection against malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, research led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows. The minute change, at a single position of red blood cell surface protein called the ...

One of the earliest known impairments caused by Alzheimer’s disease—loss of sense of smell—can be restored by removing a plaque-forming protein in a mouse model of the disease, a study led by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher finds. The study confirms that the protein,...

CLEVELAND - One of the earliest known impairments caused by Alzheimer’s disease - loss of sense of smell – can be restored by removing a plaque-forming protein in a mouse model of the disease, a study led by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher finds. The study confirms t...

Ohio shale drilling spurs job hopes in Rust Belt Associated Press: Many in Northeast Ohio hope a surge in oil and natural gas drilling might revive manufacturing job creation in the area. But Susan Helper, AT&T Professor of Economics, said job projections are suspect because the industry and politi...

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...

CLEVELAND - 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....

In just a few weeks, Weatherhead School of Management adjunct professor Michael E. Goldberg will head to Vietnam, where he’ll begin a five-month stint teaching on a Fulbright award. Goldberg will teach entrepreneurial finance at Vietnam’s National Economics University in Hanoi, where he and his fami...

Exploring new paths to cancer treatment ideastream: Integrative oncology combines traditional cancer treatment with proven complementary alternatives. Dale Cowan, clinical professor of environmental health sciences and oncologist at Cleveland Clinic, joined The Sound of Ideas to discuss how integra...