Health + Wellness

Case Western Reserve awarded $6.1 million from National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to advance body tissue engineering A team led by tissue-engineering pioneer and Case Western Reserve University biologist Arnold Caplan aims to close the gap between academic promise and…

Student Spotlight: Larissa De Souza Class Year: 2024 Program Major: Doctor of Medicine Since arriving at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Larissa De Souza has devoted her time inside and outside the classroom to growing diversity in medicine—realizing the impact it has on the…

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $15.75 million contract to researchers led by Case Western Reserve and Duke universities to accelerate development of therapeutic devices that improve chronic medical conditions. The contract is within the NIH’s Stimulating Peripheral…

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) recently announced it received a $2 million grant through the Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care (the Alliance), an initiative funded by the Merck Foundation (the Foundation) and designed to make cancer care more equitable in the United States by…

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers identify mechanism in brain tissue that may explain disparity between men and women Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a mechanism in brain tissue that may explain why women are more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s…

Treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) can control relapses, but don’t stop the disease from progressing—or promote brain repair. But with financial support from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), a postdoctoral researcher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will…

Where have all the nurses gone? And how do hospitals get them back? cleveland.com: Beverly Capper, assistant professor and the director of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, said CWRU takes extra steps to make sure graduates are ready to…

A Personal Connection to Research Fuels Dr. Tisch’s Health Disparities Research Dr. Daniel Tisch, Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences in the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine, has always been inspired by science and scientists. As…

Children who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a new study that analyzed electronic health records of more than 1 million patients ages 18 and younger. In a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers at…

Case Western Reserve University to lead team including Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State in exploring ways to use artificial intelligence to better predict pandemic risks Case Western Reserve University is leading a local team of scientists and medical professionals to determine how to apply…