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New study measures impact of COVID-19 on child care in Cuyahoga County
Because of COVID-19, the number of children age 5 and younger enrolled in child care in Cuyahoga County decreased 43%, while provider capacity fell 29% between September 2019 and September 2020, according to a new Case Western Reserve University study. Researchers at the university’s Center on…
Colorectal cancer relapse predicted by immune cell infiltration
From Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute: A research team led by Stephanie Schmit, PhD, MPH, Genomic Medicine Institute, has found that immune cell infiltration of colorectal cancer (CRC) tumors can predict disease relapse in patients who undergo surgery with curative intent. Published in…
Robust immune biomarker predicting survival in HPV-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma identified
From University Hospitals: Quintin Pan, PhD and colleagues at University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center have identified biomarker immunoglobulin J polypeptide (IGJ), uniquely expressed in plasma cells, predicts early disease-specific mortality among HPV-positive patients with HNSCC. The team…
New Barrett’s esophagus monitoring method could aid in easier and more precise prognoses
Researchers find that a single esophageal brushing, combined with massively parallel sequencing, can identify Barrett’s esophagus patients with disease progression to precancerous cells or carcinoma A new technique for sampling and testing cells from Barrett’s…
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Avatar team in semifinals
Case Western Reserve-led team among 38 from 16 countries selected to compete for $10 million prize A team led by Case Western Reserve University biomedical engineer Dustin Tyler has made it a step closer to the finals in a global competition to develop an “Avatar System that will transport a…
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Sharifi honored with AACR achievement award for discoveries in cancer research
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to Cleveland Clinic's Nima Sharifi, MD, as he has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Translational and Clinical Cancer…
American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021: Highlights from the Case CCC
The 2021 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting is taking place virtually in two parts. The AACR Virtual Annual Meeting Part I will be held April 10-15 and Part II will be held May 17-21. The AACR Annual Meeting program covers the latest discoveries across the spectrum of…
Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation awards $1 million grant to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation—continuing Mt. Sinai Medical Center’s century-old tradition of caring for Northeast Ohio—has expanded its commitment to the region through a $1 million challenge grant to the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. With this grant, the Mt. Sinai…