Research Impact

Case Western Reserve University scientist PhD student applies new calculations to reveal downsizing and chunky details about species from Devonian Period About 360 million years ago, in the shallow subtropical waters above what is now the city of Cleveland, an armor-plated fish many believed to be ...

In 2012, physician-scientist and medical geneticist Atul Chopra met two patients with an extremely rare disease: marfanoid progeroid lipodystrophy (MPL). Known to cause extreme leanness in patients, the disease, Chopra believed, could also hold the key to one of the most enduring health challenges f...

Research partnership involves academia and industry to develop and commercialize the technology Most medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are inherently qualitative, which can lead to subjective analysis and inconsistent conclusions. But with a new five-year, $3.03 million grant from t...

Represents most accepted from any member institution Eight researchers affiliated with Case Western Reserve University have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)—the largest class ever from the university—and from any member institution since the academy began the awa...

Falling in love is known to feel like a whirlwind of emotions—but if someone asked you how to describe it, you’d probably say you “just knew.” Why is that? Cynthia Kubu To learn more about love and its impact on our brains, The Daily spoke with Cynthia Kubu, a professor of neurology at Clevel...

From research labs to collaborative workspaces across campus, Case Western Reserve University students, faculty and staff truly share one motivation: thinking beyond the possible. Their efforts advance knowledge, enhance understanding, and regularly spark discoveries—discoveries that often serve as ...

Analysis from the school’s Partnership for Evaluation, Research and Implementation aims to assist HFLA of Northeast Ohio in enhancing lending practices When HFLA of Northeast Ohio began providing interest-free loans to low- to moderate-income residents almost 120 years ago, the lending institution ...

In a clinical study, researchers demonstrate a model for developing targeted probiotic therapies to modulate the microbiome Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center have demonstrated a new model for developing probiot...

Christopher Cullis noted for contributions to plant science, including ‘fundamentally new insights’ on ongoing evolution of flax, other key food crops The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Christopher Cullis, the Francis Hobart Herrick Professor of Biology at Case...

Case Western Reserve University scientist part of team reversing view of how minerals behave deep below our planet’s surface; could apply to other planet studies Case Western Reserve University scientist James Van Orman is part of an international team that has discovered that minerals deep within ...