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Time to Prep for VeloSano 5!
We are already preparing for VeloSano 5 - an annual bike ride dedicated to finding a cure for cancer. I hope you will join us for the ride on July 21-22! All of the funds raised through VeloSano support cancer research. This event has quickly grown into the largest fundraising event for cancer…
Obesity is shifting cancer to young adults
Obesity can also alter a young person’s likelihood of developing cancer later in life A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has compiled evidence from more than 100 publications to show how obesity increases risk of 13 different cancers in young adults. The meta-analysis…
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Why aren't humans ‘knuckle-walkers’?
Our closest biological relatives, the African apes, are the only animals that walk on their knuckles; CWRU researchers discovered why Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have cracked the evolutionary mystery of why chimpanzees and gorillas walk on their knuckles: The short explanation…
Pediatric Cancer Research Gets a Boost from St. Baldrick's Foundation
Leading cancer researchers, Alex Huang MD, PhD, and Yamilet Huerta, MD have been awarded $186,405 in grants from the St. Baldrick's Foundation to conduct pediatric cancer research. Alex Huang, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and co-leader of…
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Cat-like 'hearing' with device trillions times smaller than human eardrum
Case Western Reserve University researchers make dynamic advances with new atomically thin device Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are developing atomically thin “drumheads” able to receive and transmit signals across a radio frequency range far greater than what we can hear with the…
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Making solar panels last longer
Researchers use machine learning to better gauge failure of solar panels; could lead to longer-lasting panels, lower costs Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have taken a crucial step toward increasing the lifespan of photovoltaic solar panels and potentially lowering solar-energy…
Obesity is Shifting Cancer to Young Adults
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has compiled evidence from more than 100 publications to show how obesity increases risk of 13 different cancers in young adults. The meta-analysis describes how obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and…
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Quintupling inhaler medication may not prevent asthma attacks in children
Clinical trial finds short-term increases in inhaled steroids do not provide expected benefit in early stages of an attack Children with mild to moderate asthma do not benefit from a common practice of increasing their inhaled steroids at the first signs of an asthma exacerbation, according to…
Quintupling Inhaler Medication May Not Prevent Asthma Attacks in Children
Children with mild to moderate asthma do not benefit from a common practice of increasing their inhaled steroids at the first signs of an asthma exacerbation, according to clinical trial results published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers found short-term increases in inhaled…
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Match Day 2018
Yesterday, the Ides of March. Tomorrow, St. Patrick’s Day. And today … Match Day at the School of Medicine! When they arrived here four or five years ago, these students knew that they had a lot to learn before deciding what path to follow. And now, they have chosen their medical specialties and…