Research Impact

The prescribed dosages of opiate-based medications have resulted in some chronic pain patients taking more than 70 opioid pills a day. That's according to testimony offered by pain patient groups at a special meeting convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider making…

Case Western Reserve researcher suggests social workers need to play a bigger role in skilled-nursing facilities as baby boomers age America is expected to become a “majority-minority” nation by 2045, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By 2030 alone, racial and ethnic minorities are expected to…

New research urges more rigorous standards when diagnosing Not all burning mouths are the result of a medical condition known as “burning mouth syndrome” (BMS) and physicians and researchers need better standards for an appropriate diagnosis, according to new research at the School of…

Case Western Reserve University is listed 17th—up from 43rd last year—in the “Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018” rankings compiled by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). The rankings, which highlight the…

Case Western Reserve University researcher studies sediment in Colorado streams; helps to understand dynamics of rivers like Cuyahoga Studying the sediment of a mountain river can reveal thousands of years or more of a waterway’s history, including new threats from more frequent wildfires and…

Creating the exhibition Swedish Modern Design, on display at Cleveland Museum of Art, Case Western Reserve University students trace the influence of Swedish interior design from the 1920s to today Stepping inside a middle-class home in Sweden 60 years ago would probably look and feel a little…

Researchers have long-known that abused children are at higher risk of adolescent drug use. But a new study shows that quality time with a father figure serves as a “protective factor,” helping to mitigate early childhood trauma. Researchers from the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of…

A new Case Western Reserve University study found that children visiting the dentist reported reduced situational fear when a certified therapy dog is present. The research was done by the university’s School of Dental Medicine and Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences,…

Research is consortium of Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center I AM HUMAN, a documentary debuting today at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in New…

The idea is to develop a standard of care for older adults A team of researchers from the School of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University will use a $4.2 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study tooth-decay treatments in older adults. The…