Science + Tech

Did you ever wonder how our colleagues nationally get to know us? As we enter 2017, I have one answer for you - the core grant renewal for the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. The number of leaders in the field of cancer research who will learn about us through the grant renewal is daunting! Ou...

Few conditions underscore the importance of bedside manner quite like differences and disorders of sex development (DSD). Doctors faced with DSD patients must collaborate to recommend tailored and timely management plans covering medical, psychological, and social cofactors of the most intimate natu...

CWRU grad student will further develop his energy-saving fuel injector technology at Argonne National Laboratory He’s been recognized as a rising energy innovator in Forbes' “30 under 30” and honored at the White House as an emerging global entrepreneur by President Barack Obama. Next up for Case W...

As we enter the holiday season, it is a good time to reflect on the accomplishments and challenges of the past twelve months as well as our plans for the new year. In 2016 we continued to fulfill our mission by providing superb medical education, making great discoveries in our labs and moving them ...

Case Western Reserve University receives third round of federal funding Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are scaling up a prototype iron-flow battery to provide cleaner and cheaper power when renewable energy sources are ebbing or demand is peaking. The battery would also efficiently s...

Psoriasis is well-known for causing too many skin cells on elbows, knees, and across the body, but people living with psoriasis may also be at an increased risk of heart disease. Effects of overactive immune cells in the skin can spread system-wide and inflame arteries, causing heart attacks and str...

Case Western Reserve University, NASA Glenn Research Center and the University of Toledo will serve as “living laboratories” that demonstrate the value of integrating distributed energy sources with the assortment of devices, equipment and other power consumers within buildings and across the grid. ...

First Year Cleveland, in partnership with the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has selected Bernadette (Bernie) Kerrigan as the founding executive director of this recently established organization that will work to reduce infant mortality i...

Case Western Reserve University licenses new sensor technology to company pursuing fast-track FDA approval Case Western Reserve University researchers have developed a portable sensor that can assess the clotting ability of a person’s blood 95 times faster than current methods—using only a single dr...

Mark R. Chance, PhD, vice dean for research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. AAAS is the world’s largest general scien...