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We all have a tendency to gravitate toward what is comfortable.  In fact, the more volatile and uncertain our world becomes, the stronger our instinct grows to seek solace in the familiar. But sometimes the things that provide us comfort also block us from making the changes we desire in life. No…

Freshwater Cleveland: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and research director for the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed the ongoing need to address continued concentrated poverty and racial segregation on Cleveland’s East Side, weighing in on the ​​HUD-funded…

Finding suggests transmission between species may be possible In a new study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified the structure of protein fibrils linked to a hereditary form of human prion disease.   This insight, they say, reveals the mechanism…

Case Western Reserve University bioengineer awarded $2.5 million from U.S. Army to boost nanotechnology for treating wounded soldiers and patients with bleeding defects The research arm of the U.S. Army has awarded Case Western Reserve University blood surrogate pioneer Anirban Sen Gupta a…

Finding suggests transmission between species may be possible In a new study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified the structure of protein fibrils linked to a hereditary form of human prion disease.   This insight, they say, reveals the mechanism…

New Case Western Reserve University study suggests it just might Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it’s generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone’s chasing a…

University leads national team advancing data-based research, experiential education

There are many initiatives that work to address nutrition inequality; however, these programs are often not coordinated with other aspects of the local food system. The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is awarding an additional $1 million grant to Case Western Reserve University…

A pathway for recent under represented persons (URP) PhD graduates to faculty positions Dean Gerson has announced the launch of the Dean’s Scholars Program, an innovative effort to attract recent PhD graduates to accelerate their career trajectories as well as expand the diversity of the Case…

Study will allow researchers to develop personalized precision medicine for treatment of IBD in this underrepresented minority patient population Gay men are more than twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than heterosexual men when both populations engage in high-risk sexual…