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Scientists ditch approximations, begin modeling universe with Einstein’s full theory of general relativity
Researchers find small-scale structures produce important effects using new computer codes Research teams on both sides of the Atlantic have shown that precise modeling of the universe and its contents will change the detailed understanding of the evolution of the universe and the growth of…
School of Medicine Expert Receives Two Innovation Grants in Pursuit of AIDS Cure
Jonathan Karn, PhD, an HIV/AIDS expert from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received two Innovation research grants out of seven allocated in the United States and Canada as part of an international effort to find a scientific basis for a cure of HIV/AIDS by 2020. The…
Case Western Reserve University Receives Grant to Understand Why Some HIV+ Individuals Avoid the "Duet of Death"
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine experts and colleagues in the United States and Africa have received an $11 million, five-year NIH grant to understand why some people living with HIV in Africa avoid becoming infected with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) despite…
Case Western Reserve Researcher Receives Funding to Improve Quality and Quantity of Donor Limbs, Tissues for Transplant
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member has received $998,500 from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a new approach to improve the quality and quantity of limbs and tissues obtained from brain dead organ donors. Benefits also could be extended to the more…
Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Appoint New Department Chairmen
Christopher N. Miller, MD, MS, has been appointed chairman of the department of emergency medicine and Goutham Rao, MD, CM, has been appointed chairman of family medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Making the announcements…
New Clues to COPD Linked to Proteostasis Imbalance Caused by Cigarette Smoke
Few threats to public health are as perilous as cigarette smoking, with more than 435,000 Americans dying each year of tobacco-related pulmonary illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD ranks as the third-leading cause of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality worldwide…
Case Western Reserve University Receives NIH Funding to Participate in Launch of Genomics Center on Alzheimer's Disease
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is one of six recipients of a five-year, $10.8 million award from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to establish the Coordinating Center for Genetics and Genomics of Alzheimer’s disease. The hope is that…
Case CCC Annual Scientific Retreat - Register Today
Please join us for an outstanding Cancer Center Annual Scientific Retreat, July 7-8, 2016. The organizing committee [Yogen Saunthararajah (Co-Chair), Nicole Steinmetz (Co-Chair), Eli Bar, Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, Barbara Bedogni, Chris Flask, Alex Huang, Ruth Keri, Goutham Narla, Nima Sharifi, Scott…
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Burning for knowledge: Researchers set to ignite fire in space
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center and around the world will perform the largest fire-safety experiment ever in space when the unmanned Cygnus cargo module backs a safe distance from the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for…
New drug stimulates tissue regeneration, catalyzing faster regrowth and healing of damaged tissues
The concept sounds like the stuff of science fiction: take a pill, and suddenly new tissues grow to replace damaged ones. Researchers at Case Western Reserve and UT Southwestern Medical Center this week announced that they have taken significant steps toward turning this once-improbable idea into…