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CWRU’s Martin Basch receives prestigious Hartwell Foundation award for research on congenital deafness
In the United States, almost three of every 1,000 children are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears. An early-stage researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is receiving a major grant to help address the problem in an innovative way. Martin…
CWRU’s Martin Basch receives prestigious Hartwell Foundation Award for research on congenital deafness
In the United States, almost three of every 1,000 children are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears. An early-stage researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is receiving a major grant to help address the problem in an innovative way. Martin…
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Case Western Reserve embarks on innovative path to treat infections of drug-resistant superbugs such as MRSA without antibiotics
School of Medicine’s biochemistry department team, in partnership with Q2 Pharma, to develop antivirulence agents that disarm bacteria of deadly toxins Case Western Reserve University and Q2 Pharma Ltd., an Israeli biopharmaceutical company, have signed a two-year option to license small molecule,…
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The Trump administration has proposed cutting $5.8 billion—19 percent—from the National Institutes of Health’s 2018 budget. One of the stated aims of the reduction is to improve administrative efficiency by eliminating a large portion of indirect or “overhead” payments to universities and other…
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CWRU researchers discover three new species of extinct South American marsupials
Findings show the family, Palaeothentidae, was once widespread across the continent but add to extinction doubts The discovery of three extinct species and new insights to a fourth indicates a little-known family of marsupials, the Palaeothentidae, was diverse and existed over a wide range of…
New Study Quadruples Known Genetic Risk Factors for Fuchs Dystrophy
Bottom Line: Researchers discovered three novel genetic mutations associated with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, the most common corneal disorder requiring transplantation. Journal in Which the Study was Published: Nature Communications Author: Sudha K. Iyengar, PhD, Professor of…
Inspired by Lewis Thomas, MD
Recently, I reread the books of Lewis Thomas, MD. These beautiful collections of essays, many originally published in the New England Journal of Medicine as “Notes of a Biology Watcher,” are lyrical reflections on the human condition and the high position of medicine and science therein. Dr.…
Newly Discovered Chemical Reaction in Eye May Improve Vision
A light-sensing pigment found in everything from bacteria to vertebrates can be biochemically manipulated to reset itself, an important therapeutic advantage, according to new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. In a study just released from the Proceedings of the…
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Stem cells help explain varied genetics behind rare neurologic disease
New study also provides drug screening platform for broad therapeutic development A multi-institutional team led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have grown stem cells from children with a devastating neurological disease to help explain how different genetic…
Researchers Pinpoint New Drug Target for Heart Failure Patients
Researchers led by Julian E. Stelzer, PhD, associate professor in the department of physiology and biophysics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, have found a new target for drug developers seeking straightforward ways to improve cardiac output in heart failure patients. In a…