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What constitutes major surgery versus a minor procedure?
Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine researchers lead multi-disciplinary national study to develop guidelines for patients on blood thinners While researching how to preemptively manage patients on blood thinners for endodontic surgery last year, dental medicine professor…
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Scientists develop novel ‘shapeshifting’ liquid crystal
Physicists from Case Western Reserve University, Tufts say they’ve remotely altered microscopic surface; could lead to applications for microchips, or ‘liquid tools’ Physicists at Case Western Reserve University and Tufts University say they’ve changed the shape of a flat liquid crystal surface…
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TraumaChekTM: Next step in life-saving blood-assessment technology
Case Western Reserve University, collaborators at University Hospitals and University of Pittsburgh trauma center work to develop rugged, portable sensor Scientists at Case Western Reserve University are leading the development of TraumaChekTM, a hand-held medical device to quickly assess a…
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Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, with support provided by JobsOhio for the Cleveland Innovation District, awards $1.9 million in funding and support for promising biomedical engineering university technologies
The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership (CCTRP) at Case Western Reserve University, with support from JobsOhio as part of the Cleveland Innovation District initiative, has announced more than $1.9 million in funding and support for 10 promising university-based biomedical technologies.…
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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…