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Team co-led by Eng finds gene inactivation of PTEN drives cancer predisposition
In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers led by Charis Eng, MD, PhD and Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD, FRCP determined that mutations of the WWP1 gene may also drive cancers associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) in patients without PTEN gene…
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Medicine’s Keith Armitage weighs in on how coronavirus spreads
Outlet: Channel 3 News Las Vegas
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Memorial Day 2020
At our new house, we have a new ecosystem. The opossum and the skunk who actually resided next door but visited our back yard regularly are gone. There seem to be fewer squirrels and more chipmunks. But—we have a hawk.  Actually, we have a pair of them. We saw them first a few nights ago when a…
Mary Curran, MPOD '93, Leads Her Team to Fight Pandemic Behind the Scenes
When the world was preparing for an overwhelming increase in COVID-19 cases, Mary Curran and a team at Cleveland Clinic were behind the scenes working around the clock to transform spaces to meet the potential needs of the pandemic. This included transitioning Case Western Reserve University and…
Electronic health records used in study of drug-effectiveness to reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have harnessed the power of electronic health records to gain insight into the potential of inflammation-controlling medications to reduce a patient’s Alzheimer’s disease risk. Rong Xu, professor of biomedical informatics and director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Drug…
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Electronic health records used in study of drug-effectiveness to reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have harnessed the power of electronic health records to gain insight into the potential of inflammation-controlling medications to reduce a patient’s Alzheimer’s disease risk. Rong Xu Rong Xu, professor of biomedical informatics and director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence…
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RoadPrintz Inc., with technology created at CWRU, secures additional funding to advance robotic street-painting vehicle
Following a fall 2019 license agreement between RoadPrintz Inc. and Case Western Reserve University, the company is now building a prototype street-painting vehicle to demonstrate to leading national industry partners that the technology can provide street-painting cheaper, faster and with…
American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting 2020: Highlights from the Case CCC
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting will be held virtually in two parts this year. The Virtual Scientific Program will take place Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31 and the Virtual Education Program will take place August 8-10, 2020. Oral abstract, poster discussion…