Science + Tech

Oberlin man patents ion-propelled aircraft with help from the Ohio Patent Pro Bono Program and CWRU's IP Venture Clinic Many experts agree the future of flight will rely on zero-emission and/or renewable energy technology. That is, aircraft will be propelled by ions—electrically charged…

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC), an NCI-designated cancer center in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), invites candidates to apply for the role of Director of Research Programs (Senior Research Associate). The Director of Research Programs will work…

Dean Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD As we enter the holiday season, it is a good time to reflect on the accomplishments and challenges of the past twelve months as well as our plans for the new year. In 2016 we continued to fulfill our mission by providing superb medical education, making…

CWRU’s Rong Xu receives $5 million in funding from NIH’s National Institute on Aging Sports concussions, Parkinson’s disease and hormone therapy for cancer all can have memory loss as symptoms. But can the biochemical processes of each reveal anything about the memory loss associated with…

CLEVELAND - The Mood Disorders Program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, along with the Bipolar Trials Network, is launching Bipolar CHOICE (Clinical Health Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness). The 10-site nationwide…

CLEVELAND - Physicians across the globe are coming together to advocate for a large, underrepresented patient population – those suffering from tuberculosis (TB). On World TB Day, March 24th, a team of physician and researchers led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s…

Jidong Fu, MD, PhD, assistant professor, and Ricky Chan, PhD, were the November 2018 CTSC Core Utilization Pilot Award Recipients.

CLEVELAND - A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new mechanism by which colon cancer develops. By focusing on segments of DNA located between genes, or so-called “junk DNA,” the team has discovered a set of master switches, i.e., gene…

Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a novel mechanism that could be used to protect the brain from damage due to stroke and a variety of neurodegenerative conditions, including sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s…

At our Thanksgiving table, my husband raised his glass in a toast. Present were all four of the children in our blended family and their partners, our five grandchildren, plus miscellaneous in-laws. The table was loaded with dishes contributed by each family. The little ones were already consuming…