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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center organizes strategic meeting in Atlanta to plan next three to five years Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are focusing their efforts on adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer research. More…

Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, are focusing their efforts on adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer research. More than 50 leaders from top cancer research institutions will gather this Friday, December 8, in Atlanta to…

AACI recently released a message in opposition to CMS' proposal to cut hospital reimbursement, outlining how this decision will most negatively impact patients.  The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) opposes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)' Medicare…

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)—the human equivalent of mad cow disease—is caused by rogue, misfolded protein aggregates termed prions, which are infectious and cause fatal damages in the patient’s brain. CJD patients develop signature microscopic sponge-like holes in their brains. The initial…

Researchers discover a conserved pathway that controls aging Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Health System have identified a new molecular pathway that controls lifespan and health span in worms and mammals. In a Nature Communications…

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)—the human equivalent of mad cow disease—is caused by rogue, misfolded protein aggregates termed prions, which are infectious and cause fatal damages in the patient’s brain. CJD patients develop signature microscopic sponge-like holes in their brains. The initial…

It is late November and the cold, raw wind has arrived. Leaves have fallen from the trees, though some cling stubbornly to the branches. The unseasonable warmth of early fall is a memory. Frost comes at night and the days are short. Thanksgiving is almost upon us and we are sliding into…

Pamela B. Davis, dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs, and Lynn T. Singer, the university’s deputy provost and vice president for academic affairs, have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of…

Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD, dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs, and Lynn T. Singer, PhD, the university’s deputy provost and vice president for academic affairs, have been named fellows of the American Association for the…

The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, which helps to commercialize projects by clinicians and biomedical engineering faculty that improve human health and well-being, has awarded more than $1.1 million in financial backing and other support for the 2017 round of funding. The…