Science + Tech
July 03, 2013
CLEVELAND – July 1, 2013 – Culminating an extensive national search, Tony Wynshaw-Boris MD, PhD, accomplished researcher and expert in genetics, genomics and neurologic disorders, has been named chair of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of…
July 02, 2013
CLEVELAND (July 2, 2013) -- Case Western Reserve University has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement granting University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center rights to a series of diagnostic tests to determine drug resistance and co-receptor tropism in human immunodeficiency virus…
June 26, 2013
CLEVELAND – June 26, 2013 – For the first time, researchers have restored significant bladder function through nerve regeneration in rats with the most severe spinal cord injuries (SCI). The breakthrough paired a traditional nerve bridge graft with a novel combination of scar degrading and growth…
June 25, 2013
Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic researchers build regeneration bridge
For the first time, researchers have restored significant bladder function through nerve regeneration in rats with the most severe spinal cord injuries (SCI). The breakthrough paired a traditional nerve bridge graft…
June 13, 2013
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that a single gene poses a double threat to disease: Not only does it inhibit the growth and spread of breast tumors, but it also makes hearts healthier. In 2012, medical school researchers discovered the suppressive effects of…
June 05, 2013
CLEVELAND - Today, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Weatherhead Institute for Family Medicine and Community Health are hosting the second annual Ohio Health Data Symposium, a meeting for research and public health experts. The…
May 25, 2013
CLEVELAND - Three major Ohio universities and four hospitals have joined with the March of Dimes Foundation to establish a new collaborative research program aimed exclusively at finding the unknown causes of premature birth. The March of Dimes intends to invest $10 million in the program over five…
May 02, 2013
CLEVELAND - A common cancer pathway causing tumor growth is now being targeted by a number of new cancer drugs and shows promising results. A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a novel method to disrupt this growth signaling pathway, with…
May 01, 2013
Case Western Reserve’s School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to speed the progress of promising medications to patients—all by encouraging collaboration among Ohio’s health leaders. Thanks to a nearly $2 million investment from the State of the Ohio, more than a half dozen schools and…
May 01, 2013
Case Western Reserve’s School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to speed the progress of promising medications to patients—all by encouraging collaboration among Ohio’s health leaders. Thanks to a nearly $2 million investment from the State of the Ohio, more than a half dozen schools and…