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New Case Western Reserve University, National Institute on Drug Abuse study finds people with substance-use disorders may be at higher risk for COVID-19 breakthrough infections
An analysis of electronic health records of nearly 580,000 fully vaccinated people in the United States found that while the risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection among those with substance-use disorders was low overall, it was higher for people who misuse substances such as alcohol, tobacco,…
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New materials proposed for capturing carbon dioxide to fight climate change
Case Western Reserve University scientist leads national, multi-institutional collaboration that aims to reduce CO2 from earth’s atmosphere A scientist at Case Western Reserve will lead a national team of researchers to test their novel approach for “direct air capture” (DAC), a fast-growing…
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Seeking new ways to extract ‘rare earth’ metals
Case Western Reserve scientists lead National Science Foundation-funded investigation into novel process for recovering critical metals from phosphate mining A Case Western Reserve University chemical engineer is leading a team investigating novel methods to mine valuable metals from an unexpected…
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Healthier sleep for self-managing Type 1 diabetes
Case Western Reserve researcher studying how simple tools and practices to improve sleep may help young adults with Type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar A Case Western Reserve nurse-scientist is studying the critical role that regular restful sleep may play in better controlling Type 1…
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Evolution and a possible geographic ‘bias’
Case Western Reserve scientist investigates adaptation of ancient South American mammals that reveals contrarian changes and challenges evolutionary assumptions A Case Western Reserve University scientist has found that certain prehistoric horse-like mammals in South America evolved differently…
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Data and artificial intelligence technologies take on infectious disease outbreaks
Case Western Reserve University team led by computer and data scientist awarded $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop AI-powered framework to combat infectious disease outbreaks Computer and data science researchers at Case Western Reserve University are developing an…
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Researchers use artificial intelligence to predict which COVID-19 patients will need a ventilator to breathe
Case Western Reserve University lab reports 84% accuracy in predicting from initial chest scan which patients will need breathing help; planning website for UH, Cleveland VA physicians to upload scans Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an online tool to help medical…
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Self-managing hypertension with tech help
Case Western Reserve nurse scientist leads $3.4 million project to help older African American patients access, advocate for better health care for their high blood pressure A nurse scientist at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University is launching a five-year,…
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New $3 million National Science Foundation center aims to connect materials data science research to industry
Case Western Reserve, University of Pittsburgh launch MDS-Rely Center to make industrial materials more reliable and develop skilled manufacturing workforce   Case Western Reserve University and the University of Pittsburgh will launch a joint center this fall that uses cutting edge data-science…
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Artificial intelligence aids in discovery of new prognostic biomarkers for breast cancer
Scientists in Anant Madabhushi's computational imaging lab confirm role of collagen structure in tissue for predicting aggressiveness of tumors, recurrence of cancer Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify new biomarkers for breast cancer…