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Case Western Reserve University’s health-related graduate and professional programs continued their prominence in this year’s  U.S. News & World Report rankings, with Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing demonstrating its lasting renown.  The overall Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree…
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Corrupted proteins in focus: How shape gives rise to variations of fatal brain disease
Researchers believe imaging could lead to better understanding of what causes fatal prion diseases Prion diseases are incurable, deadly neurological disorders that can affect both humans and animals–including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in people, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in cows (also known…
CTSC Talks Clinical Research Law and Policy with the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Lack of Inclusive Data and Low Trust Remain Barriers to Advancement of Health Equity On Thursday, June 16, 2022, the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) hosted a REAL (Racial Equity and the Law) Talk webinar, titled Clinical Research Law and Policy, with the Cleveland…
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Medicine’s James Anderson retires after 55 years as a faculty member
When James Anderson arrived in Cleveland in the 1960s after completing his PhD at Oregon State University, he intended to continue his academic career in chemical research at Case Institute of Technology. But just a few years later, his penchant for biomedicine inspired him to get involved in…
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New $3.25M NIH grant to support research in oral manifestations of HIV, including mouth cancer
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will use a $3.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand how HIV impacts the human body, from mouth lesions to oral cancer. HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system and…
Dr. Xiao Li’s Natural Affinity Toward Science Paved the Way for Her to Explore Technology and Health Disparities
Li’s Bold Hypothesis Helps Generate More Hypotheses in Fittech Xiao Li, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Member of the Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics in the Case School of Medicine and Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the Case…
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Incoming Class of Medical Students Receive White Coats
The School of Medicine welcomed 216 new medical students at the annual White Coat ceremony on July 11 at Severance Music Center. At the annual "coating" ceremony, the first-year medical students receive their first white coats, a symbol of the profession which serves as a formal entrance to the…
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‘Brilliant’ pharmacology researcher, Cancer Center member Chris Dealwis passes away
“Brilliant,” “dedicated” and “wonderful” are just a few of the words being used to describe revered Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member Chris G. Dealwis, who passed away unexpectedly last weekend while visiting family in England. As a scientist, Dealwis’…
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Alumna’s $3.5 million commitment establishes professorship and lab resources to psychiatric discovery and treatment
By the time she was 6, Rebecca Barchas knew she wanted to be a doctor—and not just any kind of doctor: a psychiatrist. Credit her mother, who was reading her adult classics like The Microbe Hunters, along with tales of women in science and medicine. “She opened my eyes to the fascinating workings…
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Case Western Reserve dental school researcher awarded NIH grant to study oral health disparities among older adults in primary care settings
Northeast Ohio a significantly high rate of oral disease—including cavities and periodontitis—as well as a low rate of dental appointment attendance among low-income older adults. Through a new study, Suchitra Nelson, associate dean of clinical and translational research at Case Western Reserve…