Science + Tech

A new report published in the journal Neuro-Oncology and funded by the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)finds that malignant brain tumors are the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in adolescents and young adults aged 15-39 and the most common cancer occurring among 15-19 year olds. T...

Mechanism tied to waves associated with epilepsy Researchers at Case Western Reserve University may have found a new way information is communicated throughout the brain. Their discovery could lead to identifying possible new targets to investigate brain waves associated with memory and epilepsy an...

Exercised or not, providing options lowers animals' stress and improves behaviors Give animals in captivity choices in food, whether to spend time inside or out, to be with others or alone, and their general welfare improves—even if they don’t choose new options—a PhD student at Case Western Reserve...

The world is moving fast. The President's budget request for the NCI has been released. Please look carefully at this extensive document. It is your opportunity to lock in your research to the identified priorities and to augment the scope with your area of interest. We can all benefit, but only if...

United Nations Human Rights Council safe-medicines resolution motivates Soumyajit Mandal’s research Fake or low-quality medicines and food supplements are an ongoing global problem in underdeveloped nations, although technology-savvy places, such as the United States, are also not immune. A researc...

Funding establishes campus-based Center of Excellence with university and corporate partners The State of Ohio’s Federal Research Network (FRN) awarded Case Western Reserve University $1.65 million over two years to research and develop energy storage resources for the defense and aerospace industri...

‌This is a reminder that NCI has developed new cancer center "badges" replacing the old designation logos. NCI asks that all centers discontinue use of the old logos and instead use the new badges on all new materials. Please remember the designation badges may only be used with the Case Comprehensi...

Case Western Reserve University will participate in a three-year collaborative research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to develop solar energy storage solutions and a more resilient, secure national electrical grid. Led by the Electric Power Research Institute (E...

Gone are the days of spending a day to submit an article to be published. A new journal is challenging established methods in biomedical research publications. Pathogens and Immunity streamlines the current research publication process – a well-recognized source of frustration for biomedical researc...

Please read the Op Ed, "Your Cells. Their Research. Your Permission?," on tissue based research and the importance of informed consent in the context of the common rule. The author, who wrote a book about HELA cells is certainly qualified and has given considerable thought to her balanced assessmen...