Research Impact

A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has taken a major step toward understanding the mechanisms involved in the formation of large clumps of tau protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders. Their findings may help t...

Case Western Reserve and partners local and global team up to better predict which patients with oral squamous cell carcinomas will need radiation or chemotherapy after surgery Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and partners in the United States and India are applying the investigative ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University evaluating effectiveness of Ohio’s Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since 2006, 21% reported that someone close to them had been murdered in the past ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant to Case Western Reserve University to examine instances of governments suspending human rights in the name of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will aim to raise awareness of human rights violations ...

$3.9 million NIH grant supports research from Case Western Reserve, University of Colorado on benefits of working out for those living longer with HIV World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) will be a somber remembrance of the thousands who have died from HIV in the last 40-plus years, but also a celebration of th...

Case Western Reserve biology, math researchers part of $3 million National Institutes of Health initiative to investigate how neurons work together to regulate movement Case Western Reserve University researchers are part of an international team striving to crack the secrets of how our neurons—the...

Martin Nweeia of Case Western Reserve University forms international research team to study coronavirus susceptibility of arctic whale While most of the global effort to contain COVID-19 focuses on its continuing human cost, a team of researchers has formed to focus on protecting the next potential...

Case Western Reserve, collaborators study carbonate melts dispersed in the Earth’s mantle; findings could illuminate long-term carbon exchanges New geologic findings about the makeup of the Earth’s mantle are helping scientists better understand long-term climate stability and even how seismic wave...

Case Western Reserve and Polymer Plus partner with Army research lab to develop manufacturing approaches for cost-effective production of lightweight, high-performance polymeric materials Case Western Reserve University researchers teamed up with the U.S. Army and a trio of industry partners to fur...

School of Medicine awarded $2.3 million to study epidemiology, transmission and immunology of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities Almost from the moment COVID-19 reached this nation’s shores, nursing homes have experienced some of its most devastating effects. Within a few months, federal offici...