Research Impact

Xusheng Xiao focuses on intersection of software engineering and computer data security Case Western Reserve University data scientist Xusheng Xiao will use a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to investigate how computer and mobile-device apps may use consumers’ sensitive personal…

Burcu Gurkan among four Case School of Engineering winners of prestigious National Science Foundation award to support further fundamental research The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Case Western Reserve University scientist Burcu Gurkan a five-year, $550,000 grant to continue her…

Kathryn Daltorio among multiple winners from Case School of Engineering for prestigious National Science Foundation award; will support ongoing research Kathryn “Kati” Daltorio has already dedicated most of her time at Case Western Reserve University to developing more responsive “soft…

Researchers find new hints that could explain how the disease spreads in human brains Case Western Reserve University researchers studying human prions—misfolded proteins that cause lethal and incurable diseases—have, for the first time, identified surface features responsible for the replication…

Second ‘Cichlid’ fish species—native to Mexico—now threatening waters of southern United States, invading waterways in Louisiana A Case Western Reserve University scientist has played the lead role in identifying an invasive species related to one already threatening other fish in the waters of…

Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood-pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive blood-pressure management—lowering systolic blood-pressure to less than 120 mm Hg—dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and death from these…

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…

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…

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…