Science + Tech
February 14, 2019
It’s important to know that despite its name, “heart failure” does not mean your heart has failed or stopped working. So what does it really mean? The term actually describes a medical condition in which the heart isn’t pumping enough blood to meet the body’s needs for blood and oxygen. You may…
February 13, 2019
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Gunnur Karakurt, PhD has been awarded a four-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify effective treatments for intimate partner violence (IPV), and to develop a decision-making tool for care providers. The…
February 13, 2019
CTSC KL2 Scholar alumna and associate professor of psychiatry at the CWRU School of Medicine, Gunnur Karakurt, PhD has been awarded a four-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify effective treatments for intimate partner violence (IPV), and to develop a…
February 13, 2019
Paris-based foundation supports effort to potentially “turn off” vascular problems
Transcription factors are proteins that determine whether specific genes are transcribed or not by binding to DNA. In other words, they help turn genes "on" or "off." One such transcription factor, Kruppel-like…
February 11, 2019
New research could explain color variance in other species and predict survival, reproduction in warming climate for other animals
New research from Case Western Reserve University in how dragonflies may adapt their wing color to temperature differences might explain color variation in other…
February 07, 2019
Blood cells could hold the key to aging, according to new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. In a study published in Aging Cell, researchers found human blood cells have an intrinsic clock that remains steady even after transplant. The researchers say the clock…
February 05, 2019
High-tech microscope reveals receptor in action, with focus on drug development
Serotonin (3A) receptors are common drug targets in the treatment of pain, gastrointestinal dysfunctions, and mood disorders, yet little is known about their three-dimensional structure. Details about serotonin receptor…
February 05, 2019
Jarrod Dalton, PhD is a CTSC KL2 Scholar alum and an assistant staff scientist in the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences and an assistant professor of medicine in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. This interview focuses on…
February 05, 2019
It was just a few days ago that the University was closed due to the severe cold, followed by 60 degree weather making it feel like spring. We are told to prepare for another cold snap in a week or so and will once again need to reach into the closet for the long underwear, down coat, and high…
February 05, 2019
Chemical engineers at Case Western Reserve create ammonia from nitrogen, water; could lead to smaller ammonia processing plants powered by alternative energy
Ammonia, a compound first synthesized about a century ago, has dozens of modern uses and has become essential in making the fertilizer that…