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Vice President for Research and Technology Management Suzanne Rivera addresses ethics of neural-digital interfaces
Ethical and social implications of neural–digital interfaces: an interview with Suzanne Rivera Neuro Central: Suzanne Rivera, vice president for research and technology management and associate professor in the Department of Bioethics, addressed the ethics of neural-digital interfaces, including…
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Faculty members discuss nature of treating cancer in teenagers and young adults
Young adults often "forgotten individuals" in cancer research ideastream: Stanton L. Gerson, director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Asa and Patricia Shiverick–Jane Shiverick (Tripp) Professor of Hematological Oncology, and John Letterio, professor of pediatrics, discussed the…
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Dermatology’s Neil Korman weighs in on effects of plaque psoriasis
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Using artificial intelligence to determine whether immunotherapy is working
Case Western Reserve researchers use AI with routine CT scans to predict how well lung cancer patients will respond to expensive treatment based off changes in texture patterns inside and outside the tumor Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University digital imaging lab, already pioneering…
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KL2 Scholar Grads Find Common Measures of Immune Status, Inflammation Can Predict Mortality
A new collaborative study led by Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals has found that commonly used clinical indicators of immune status and inflammation can predict mortality in the general population. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study showed that lymphopenia (a condition…
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Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals infectious diseases researcher awarded NIH contract to accelerate TB vaccine development
$30M contract will establish TB immunology research centers across the country Tuberculosis (TB) is the No. 1 cause of death from an infectious disease in the world: In 2017, the most recent data available, 10 million people developed TB and 1.6 million died. Today, nearly 1.7 billion people…
Stark Honored with 2019 Steven C. Beering Award
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to George Stark, PhD as he was honored with the prestigious Steven C. Beering Award earlier this month. From the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute: The prestigious award recognizes internationally regarded scientists for their…