Health + Wellness

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A Message from Dean Carol Musil To our community of nurses at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, How do you begin to thank a community that has persevered through a crisis yet never lost sight of its mission? This past year—which certainly earned its…

Case Western Reserve University scientists show that artificial intelligence tools can work effectively for different locations, populations For artificial intelligence (AI) to realize its full potential to benefit cancer patients, researchers will have to prove that their machine-learning…

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist pilot program is innovative collaboration among four universities; aimed at reaching wider range of students As National Nurses Week continues, Case Western Reserve University is pleased to announce a new avenue by which qualifying nurses can advance their…

Findings provide clues to how toxic proteins clump and spread Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have determined the structure of protein “fibrils” linked to Lou Gehrig’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders—findings that provide clues to how toxic proteins…

Researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing had a strong showing at the 2021 annual conference for the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS). The school had eight award winners and more than 15 faculty and student presentations at the virtual event in late March. One of the…

Case Western Reserve University-developed imaging agent for MRI prostate cancer detection gets FDA approval for safety trials, set to begin this month in Columbus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved human clinical trials to test the safety of cancer-detection technology developed at…

Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome (DS), researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and other institutions detected subtle differences in the structure and function of the hippocampus—a…

Researchers find that a single esophageal brushing, combined with massively parallel sequencing, can identify Barrett’s esophagus patients with disease progression to precancerous cells or carcinoma A new technique for sampling and testing cells from Barrett’s esophagus (BE) patients could result…

In light of the pandemic’s global impact, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) placed the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at the forefront of its research focus. This initiative, led by research faculty, was organized and facilitated by the critical work of faculty at CWRU and across our…