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In first-ever study, School of Medicine researchers to pair monoclonal antibody with body’s own killer-cell stimulator A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher received a $2.5 million grant from Gilead Sciences, a California-based biopharmaceutical company, to see if two so-fa...

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Leading neuroscientists have clarified the role of a controversial immune system protein in Alzheimer’s disease, showing it has opposing effects in early and late stages of the disease. Their discovery unites previous studies that left researchers conflicted and showed the protein both exacerbates a...

Potential biomarker of disease appears to be free of troubling image variability Preliminary computerized imaging reveals the shape of the prostate and a compartment within the gland—called the transitional zone—consistently differ in men with prostate cancer than those without the disease, accordin...

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine has appointed Bernard Boulanger, MD, MBA, as senior associate dean for The MetroHealth System. In his new role, effective March 1, Dr. Boulanger will oversee the planning, assessment, and implementation of the school’s teaching and research programs at the hea...

A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has received a $2.5 million grant from Gilead Sciences, a California-based biopharmaceutical company, to see if two so-far separately-used AIDS treatments are even more effective when used as a pair. Lead researcher Michael M. Lederman...

To the Faculty, Staff, and Students of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine: The School of Medicine is firmly committed to supporting all faculty members, staff, and students affected by the president’s executive order on immigration and travel. As a school with a global reputation fo...

Three Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers received Outstanding Investigator Awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These highly competitive multi-year federal grants recognize investigators who have achieved significant research accomplishments. The amount and duration of the ...

Blocking newly discovered binding sites may fight tumor spread A collaboration involving researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has helped uncover the elusive structure of a cancer cell receptor protein that can be leveraged to fight disease progression. Previous st...

It was when Xinglong Wang, PhD, received a call from a desperate father of a middle-aged son with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that he realized the extraordinary importance of his work. “Can you help save my son’s life?” the parent asked. On that day, Wang, assistant professor of pathology at...