Research Impact

Goal is life-changing treatment for osteoarthritis—most common degenerative joint disease affecting 500 million people worldwide

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the medical community’s use of remote healthcare as an alternative to conventional medicine—and wireless biomedical devices are a huge part of that shift. But with patients living longer, the concern turns to the long-term reliability of these devices and…

Connecting with friends is key to limiting social isolation—something researchers believe could also reduce Alzheimer’s, dementia

Highly trained social workers are at the forefront of addressing a significant mental and behavioral health need in Northeast Ohio—especially the opioid epidemic, in which Ohio ranks among the worst in the nation. Promoting skilled workforce development in behavioral health is partly what’s…

Oral cancers and precancerous mouth lesions are considered especially difficult to diagnose early and accurately. For one, biopsies are expensive, invasive, stressful for the patient and can lead to complications. They’re also not feasible if repeated screenings of the same lesion are…

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named seven Case Western Reserve University researchers to its 2024 class of senior members, an honor that recognizes their “remarkable innovation-producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of…

Case Western Reserve University ranks No. 38 worldwide for the number of U.S. Utility Patents awarded to the university and its researchers, according to 2023 data compiled by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The ranking places Case Western Reserve among the elite research…

Using technology created at CWRU, Afference is ‘redefining human experiences through artificial sensation’

Funding supports newly published findings showing some medications trigger ‘cell blasters’ to kill cancer

A robotic conduit that pulls itself through the ground reduces excavation