Research Impact
March 09, 2021
They encourage health systems to use their complete billing code system to inform care and community benefit investment Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a clear link between the extent of a patient’s social needs and hospital readmissions. Their…
February 25, 2021
Study finds more active-duty police officers died of COVID-19 in 2020 than all other causes combined
Case Western Reserve professor raises awareness, offers solutions Of the 264 police officers who died in the line of duty in 2020 across the United States, more than half died of COVID-19, according to new data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (PDF) (NLEOMF). A…
February 23, 2021
Case Western Reserve researchers who developed portable sensor to assess blood-clotting ability working with U.S. Navy for more rugged version of portable device An illustration of the ClotChip technology. Case Western Reserve University researchers who developed a portable sensor to quickly…
February 23, 2021
Findings support prioritizing vaccines for those with the genetic disorder A new study by an international team of researchers found that adults with Down syndrome are more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general population, supporting the need to prioritize vaccinating people with the…
February 18, 2021
CWRU and CSU partner with Cuyahoga County and The Fund for Our Economic Future to address regional mobility issues It’s a common dilemma for many low-income households in older industrial cities like Cleveland: Without a reliable car, employment options are limited. And without a decent job, it’s…
February 17, 2021
Biomedical engineer leads team at Case Western Reserve, Cleveland VA in developing blood test to determine whether patient could get potentially deadly bedsores Pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, are often understood as merely painful or uncomfortable side effects of immobility or limited…
February 12, 2021
Case Western Reserve University researchers examine how the ‘bureaucratic burden’ of taking rapists off the streets can impede justice—often for society’s most vulnerable Samuel Little, the man the FBI called the nation’s most prolific serial killer, admitted last year to raping and killing 93…
February 11, 2021
Case Western Reserve University chemical engineer and researcher Rohan Akolkar has been elected as a Senior Member of The National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Akolkar is the Milton and Tamar Maltz Professor of Energy Innovation and Ohio Eminent Scholar in Advanced Energy Research in the Case…
January 28, 2021
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine researcher part of effort to modify adenovirus to seek and destroy cancer cells While doctors can successfully treat some types of skin cancer at the surface with human-engineered viruses, scientists have yet to find a way to inject these types of viruses to…
January 26, 2021
Case Western Reserve University researchers using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve ‘photovoltaic’ power plants as part of federal energy program Case Western Reserve University computer scientists and energy technology experts are teaming up to leverage the diagnostic power…