Science + Tech
November 02, 2018
An international team of researchers and clinicians participated in the SWOG Cancer Research Network's POEMS clinical trial. While initial findings released in 2014 were positive, the follow-up results 5 years later are groundbreaking. The trial included patients with hormone-receptor negative…
November 02, 2018
"Clinical Applications of Computational Methods in Precision Oncology" was the topic of the National Cancer Policy Forum at the National Academy of Medicine on October 29-30, 2018 [View workshop speakers and agenda]. I would like to summarize key observations, and provide you with an update on the…
October 30, 2018
Tissue from a mouse that has a functional Dazl gene, with fluorescent-labeled germ cells (left), and tissue from a mouse lacking the Dazl gene (right). A single protein regulates a battery of key genes inside developing sperm, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve…
October 30, 2018
Case Western Reserve scientists study acrobatic maneuvers of common flesh flies, offer first proofs of 70-year-old theory on nervous system controlling body rotations
A common flesh fly takes off and maneuvers effortlessly, her head and body steadied by a hidden, minuscule gyroscope-like structure…
October 25, 2018
At the October 1-2 Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) meeting in Chicago, there were a number of interesting sessions covering global cancer research and care, physician burnout (high in oncology), use of big data in cancer care and research, and the explosion in breast cancer…
October 25, 2018
A five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of $4.7 million is funding research by two Case Comprehensive Cancer Center members. "About 20% of [patients with cancer] develop blood clots, which can cause stroke, hospitalization, and delays in treatment. In fact,…
October 24, 2018
Insoo Hyun, PhD, and colleagues will identify ways of improving existing guidelines and ensuring professional accountability and responsibility in human-animal chimera research. The interdisciplinary bioethics project is supported by a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Human Genome…
October 23, 2018
Case Western Reserve University researchers, global collaborators, first to demonstrate ‘random, transistor’ laser that can be manipulated at nanoscale
In the last half-century, laser technology has grown into a multi-billion-dollar global industry and used in everything from optical-disk drives…
October 23, 2018
Ohio Living Breckenridge Village, Case Western Reserve University collaborate to open Smart Living Lab to aid residents, academic researchers
A diverse group of collaborators posed a novel question over the last year: What if seniors could test technology designed to improve their lives in…
October 22, 2018
Martha Sajatovic, MD, has received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. She and her colleagues will develop the first-of-its-kind multi-national database that can be used to help researchers address questions about BD throughout the adult lifespan. …