Science + Tech

Second federal grant supports effort to increase efficiency and secure supply for turbines and motors Researchers at Case Western Reserve University were awarded a second $1 million federal grant to create an eco-friendly material for better power-converting magnets in wind turbines and electric…

Five Cleveland biomedical research and health care institutions have received a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), one of the National Institutes of Health, to collaborate on developing the Cleveland Stroke Clinical Trials Regional…

Case Western Reserve University researchers today published findings that point to a promising discovery for the treatment and prevention of prion diseases, rare neurodegenerative disorders that are always fatal. The researchers discovered that recombinant human prion protein stops the propagation…

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found unexpected similarities between proteins that were thought to be fundamentally different.   The team studied how proteins bind to RNA, a process required for gene expression. It is known that some proteins only bind…

CLEVELAND – October 1, 2013 – Case Western Reserve University is among the major partners in a $10.2 million Ohio project designed to speed medical breakthroughs to patients – one of only three to win federal funding this year. The Cleveland Clinic is leading the initiative, which includes Case…

Researchers have made an exciting breakthrough – developing a first-of-its-kind imaging tool to examine myelin damage in multiple sclerosis (MS). An extremely difficult disease to diagnose, the tool will help physicians diagnose patients earlier, monitor the disease’s progression, and evaluate…

Assistant professors of physics Claudia de Rham and Andrew J. Tolley received awards to delve deep into black holes, dark energy and other phenomena tied to crucial events in the evolution of the universe. Tolley is one of a handful of physicists nationwide who won a $750,000 U.S. Department of…

Researchers in the Department of Physics at Case Western Reserve University received a $596,635 grant from the National Science Foundation to design a full-scale Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) magnet out of a new cost-saving material. The federal grant comes on the heels of a state grant awarded…

Case Western Reserve University is part of a landmark study that has discovered four novel gene variations  which are associated with blood pressure. The 19-site meta-analysis, involving nearly 30,000 African-Americans, also found that the set of genetic mutations are also associated with blood…

Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a genetic factor that blocks the blood vessel inflammation that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and other potentially life-threatening events.   The breakthrough involving Kruppel-like factor (KLF) 15 is the latest in a string of discoveries…