Science + Tech
February 22, 2012
CLEVELAND - A fundamental discovery reported in the March 1st issue of the journal Nature, uncovers the first molecular evidence linking the body’s natural circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Ventricular arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, are the most common cause of sudden cardiac...
February 14, 2012
Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Religious Studies will offer a graduate degree program for the first time in fall 2012. Students will be able to pursue a Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies that follows a two-year curriculum.
“We noticed an increased interest among students a...
February 10, 2012
Who would have thought trans fats could sneak into your diet? That dentists could dig up the dirt on evolution? Or that bicyclists could boost the local economy? The innovative researchers, thought leaders and status-quo challengers of Case Western Reserve University did.
From discovering that ultr...
February 06, 2012
Hip fix for younger patients
WKYC: Michael Salata, assistant professor of orthopaedics in the School of Medicine said hip arthroscopies can help younger patients with hip issues. “Studies are still ongoing, but we believe that by doing the surgery and removing the impingement we may also be preserv...
February 03, 2012
The numbers of female students and PhD recipients in science, technology, engineering and math has grown in recent years, as the National Science Foundation has encouraged efforts to attract more women to enter the STEM fields. Still, the advancement of women faculty in these areas hasn’t increased ...
February 03, 2012
CLEVELAND - Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have made a dramatic breakthrough in their efforts to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers’ findings, published in the journal Science, show that use of a drug in mice appears to quickly reverse the pat...
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February 01, 2012
Life in motion
Cleveland Magazine: After releasing her fifth novel, The World We Found, associate professor Thrity Umrigar is profiled in Cleveland Magazine on everything from her leaving India to her journalism career. “Journalism ... gave me opportunities to write that I wouldn't have had,” she s...
January 31, 2012
CLEVELAND - Time can be important in an emergency department especially in a busy Level 1 Trauma Center like MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, when getting patients appropriate care is essential. However, when the quality of an emergency department is judged by a patient’s length of stay, tim...
January 23, 2012
In the complicated life cycle of ancient flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a gene activator crucial to development of the parasites within humans—a potential target for a vaccine.
A description of the activator, which turns on rapid gr...
January 19, 2012
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu visited campus yesterday to learn more about Department of Energy-funded and other energy-related research at Case Western Reserve University. During his visit, he toured a lab in the White Building and listened to presentations from faculty members and graduate s...