Science + Tech
October 22, 2018
Researchers in biology, neurosciences, electrical engineering and computer sciences map sea slugs’ rapid behavioral adaptations—with application to humans, robots
As 2-pound sea slugs tug and feed on bits of seaweed, researchers from Case Western Reserve University and around the world are mapping…
October 17, 2018
Menachem Shoham, PhD and colleagues have teamed up in a new study that shows antibiotics are not always necessary to cure sepsis in mice. Biochemists, microbiologists, drug discovery experts and infectious disease doctors have teamed up in a new study that shows antibiotics are not…
October 16, 2018
Research scientists around the world are now able to investigate the structural, cellular, and developmental intricacies of the human brain using bioengineered stem cell-based models called organoids. But the ethics to help guide researchers and regulators lag behind the technological capability to…
October 12, 2018
Anant Madabhushi lab to accelerate research in computational imaging, artificial intelligence and precision medicine Anant Madabhushi For the last six years, Anant Madabhushi's lab on the campus of Case Western Reserve University has emerged as a global leader in the detection, diagnosis and…
October 08, 2018
A team of nurses and physicians has received a four-year, $3 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to extend traditional HIV treatment protocols to improve the cardiovascular health of people living with HIV. According to the investigators, people living with HIV are…
October 04, 2018
Case Western Reserve University and Engine Biosciences Pte Ltd have signed an exclusive license option in which the drug discovery company will evaluate university-generated technology to treat debilitating neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal…
October 03, 2018
With 3-D-printed models created at Case Western Reserve University’s innovation space, a veterinarian plotted a path to fix a puppy’s perplexing fracture
As a 3-month-old puppy for sale at a northeast Ohio pet store, Bento was accidentally dropped—breaking a front leg that healed crooked and…
September 26, 2018
The odds of a black or Hispanic patient visiting an outpatient dermatologist are about half that of a white patient with the same skin condition, according to a new study in JAMA Dermatology. Patients most likely to receive outpatient dermatologic services in the study were white, educated women.…
September 21, 2018
The New York Times recently ran a story about a top cancer researcher who failed to disclose corporate financial ties in many of his research publications. The article outlines the researcher's relationship with corporations, making the point that "[the researcher's] extensive corporate…