Science + Tech
November 02, 2016
Adding warmth predicted in climate-change models destabilized forest ant communities east of the Appalachian Mountains, a possible harbinger of disruption to the broader ecosystem, researchers, led by a Case Western Reserve University biologist, have found. The five-year study in the Harvard…
October 27, 2016
Poverty Center researchers Dr. Robert Fischer and Dr. Elizabeth Anthony will be presenting at the American Evaluation Association’s 2016 conference on October 28 and 29, 2016. Rob Fischer, co-director of the Poverty Center, is presenting on “Evaluating Social Impact Financing in Human Services” on…
October 26, 2016
Electrical stimulation mimics natural touch, enabling amputees to feel a range of intensity that allows them to hold a child's hand, precisely operate machinery and more Walking through a busy store, Keith Vonderhuevel confidently held his 5-year-old granddaughter’s hand with his prosthetic…
October 25, 2016
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and University of Kansas have received a $1.65 million Department of Defense grant to continue developing a neural prosthesis aimed at helping those who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke to regain motor function. The prosthesis,…
October 20, 2016
A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers has been recognized with the Patent for Humanity award by the Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office for the development of a portable, battery-operated device that uses magnets and lasers to quickly and inexpensively…
October 18, 2016
Case Western Reserve Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Support Research Training for Medical Students
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (T35) grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of…
October 17, 2016
A group of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have completed a comprehensive molecular analysis of a toddler who developed as a female despite having a male genetic background, termed XY sex reversal. The study identifies for the first time how the machinery for…
October 17, 2016
Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, and Mukesh K. Jain, MD, FAHA, professor in the Department of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, have been elected…
October 14, 2016
The epidemic of obesity is felt in prenatal clinics and delivery rooms around the world with a worrisome trend in high-risk pregnancies that could impact mother and child, according to Patrick M. Catalano, MD, the Dierker-Biscotti Women's Health and Wellness Professor and Director of the Center for…
October 13, 2016
Will show short- and long-term outcomes and costs of decisions A team led by Case Western Reserve researchers is creating a computer model to help cities make the right decisions when it comes to drinking water Their goal includes helping municipal officials keep drinking water supplies safe—for…