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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Neil Greenspan named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Professor Neil Greenspan has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers for their “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or…
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Case Western Reserve University grants exclusive license to Ionis Pharmaceuticals to advance antisense therapy for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
Case Western Reserve University and Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. have signed an exclusive license agreement to advance and commercialize a therapeutic approach discovered by university medical researchers to treat Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD). PMD is a rare childhood degenerative disorder of…
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Study finds fewer breakthrough COVID-19 infections, lower risk of hospitalization in those who received Moderna vaccine compared to Pfizer–BioNTech
A new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine finds those who received the Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine are less likely to experience “breakthrough” COVID-19 cases, compared to recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine. A vaccine breakthrough infection…
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Paul Farmer to be awarded 2022 Inamori Ethics Prize by Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence
Physician and medical anthropologist has dedicated his life to improving healthcare for the world's most in need The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will award Paul Farmer, a physician and medical anthropologist who has dedicated his life…
Alumni honored with 2021 AJN Book of the Year Awards
The American Journal of Nursing's Book of the Year Awards 2021 have been announced. Congratulations to the following Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing alumni for their outstanding work. Luminaries of the Past: Stories of Fifty Extraordinary Nurses By Mary Beth Modic (NUR '13) and Joyce J.…
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Defining ‘nutrition equity’ and modeling the future of food systems in neighborhoods
Researchers examine food systems in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker, Buckeye-Woodhill and Central neighborhoods Although Cleveland is among the nation’s largest cities for urban agriculture and has one of the oldest food policy coalitions, many Clevelanders struggle to access healthy food items like…
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Findings open the way to more precise diagnoses and treatments of Alzheimer’s disease
Case Western Reserve University-led research team discovers why some cases result in rapid decline and death An international team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has made a significant breakthrough in understanding why Alzheimer’s disease progresses so rapidly in some…
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How one alumna works to create lasting change in her community Mary Louise Tatum (NUR ‘20) is a lifelong learner. In addition to holding two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees, she has used her 26-year career as a behavioral health nurse to learn “what makes people tick.” “I would have been an…
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CWRU researchers create Cleveland COVID-19 Dashboard to track cases by zip code
Data-tracing system developed in partnership with Cleveland Department of Public Health A new interactive tool is now available to track COVID-19 cases in Cleveland thanks to a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University. The Cleveland COVID-19 Dashboard allows users to follow the daily…