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New research from Case Western Reserve University aims to block tumor growth in colorectal cancer patients
School of Medicine awarded five-year, $1.84M grant from National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute Researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine believe they have found information that could lead to developing new treatment options for people with metastatic co...
Jed Best, DDS, MS: Pioneering Paths in Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Technology
In the corridors of academia, Jed Best, DDS, MS (ADL ’72, DEN ’79) has emerged as a luminary whose passion for science and technology has remained steadfast, guiding his path through the ever-evolving landscape of dentistry. Armed with a BA in psychology from CWRU, Dr. Best was pursuing PhD programs...
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New research from Case Western Reserve University aims to block tumor growth in colorectal cancer patients
School of Medicine awarded five-year, $1.84M grant from National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute
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Research team led by Case Western Reserve awarded $2.75M from Department of Defense to advance clot-stabilizing nanotechnology
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University a four-year, $2.75 million grant to explore new technology to generate and stabilize a protein called fibrin that is essential to maintain protective blood clots in an injured body. Anirba...
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New study shows effect of socio-economic factors—housing, food, neighborhood—to predict diabetic patients’ risk of heart failure
A recent study by Case Western Reserve University used national data from U.S. military veterans with diabetes to validate and modify a widely accepted model used to predict the risk of heart failure in diabetic patients. The model, called the WATCH-DM score, is used to predict the likelihood of he...
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5 Questions with Class of 2024 Student Bram Holladay
Bram Holladay Class Year: 2024 Program: Doctor of Dental Medicine Why did you choose Case Western Reserve University? I chose Case Western Reserve because of the great interprofessional networking between all the medical disciplines. Growing up, I always had aspirations of becoming a dentist, and d...
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New study shows effect of socio-economic factors—housing, food, neighborhood—to predict diabetic patients’ risk of heart failure
A recent study by Case Western Reserve University used national data from U.S. military veterans with diabetes to validate and modify a widely accepted model used to predict the risk of heart failure in diabetic patients. The model, called the WATCH-DM score, is used to predict the likelihood of he...
2024 rankings for School of Nursing from U.S. News
The Daily published the latest U.S. News & World Reports rankings for graduate and professional programs, including those for the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. Following widespread critiques of the criteria used in developing such rankings, the publication has again shifted its methodolog...
On inclusive scholarship
Our proud alumnus Rebecca Barchas, MD (MED ‘68), who endowed the professorship held by Andrew Pieper, recently shared with me her parent’s interest in the history of science and medicine including an extensive book collection and their donation of said collection to the Green Library of Stanford Uni...
CWRU, MetroHealth featured in CIFF movie about rising rates of death after childbirth
Around the world, the number of women who die from complications after childbirth is dropping. But in the United States, despite having some of the world’s best healthcare, those numbers have been steadily rising. The question is, why? And what can we do to change it? Read the full article on clev...