Science + Tech
February 10, 2021
Case Western Reserve University-led team finds that people with dementia at higher risk for COVID-19
Research documents more cases, hospitalizations and deaths, with odds of both infection and worse outcomes higher for African Americans A study led by Case Western Reserve University researchers found that patients with dementia were at a significantly increased risk for COVID-19—and the risk was…
February 05, 2021
Research into stopping tumor growth was recently featured in BBC Science Focus Magazine as one of the world's "20 moments in 2020 to be excited about." A compound that activates an enzyme capable of suppressing tumors was discovered by a cross-institutional team from the University of Michigan and…
February 05, 2021
Glioblastoma, recognized as the most aggressive primary brain cancer in adults is also known to be among the most immunosuppressive of tumors. A Phase 2 clinical trial of PVSRIPO, a revolutionary viral immunotherapy for cancer treatment, in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is underway…
February 05, 2021
From Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute: Standard-of-care treatment for many cancers includes chemotherapy drug cisplatin which prevents the spread of cancer cells by interrupting DNA replication and damaging the genetic material in rapidly dividing tumor cells. Unfortunately, the drug can…
February 04, 2021
Areas for improvement include support of flavored tobacco ban to drive down youth tobacco use Last week, The American Lung Association released its 19th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report, which reviews state and federal policies that prevent and reduce tobacco use. ALA reviewed state…
February 04, 2021
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University discover biomarkers to identify lung cancer patients who could be made worse by same drugs that helps many others Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze simple tissue scans, say they have…
February 02, 2021
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February 01, 2021
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February 01, 2021
Case Western Reserve University has signed an institutional Data Use Agreement (DUA) with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Through this master agreement, CWRU faculty members (who receive their compensation directly from CWRU) are eligible to submit Data Use…
January 30, 2021
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and the Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration team were recently awarded a 10-year, $1.8 million per year, contract renewal from the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC), part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The TBTC is an international…