Science + Tech

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,…

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…

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…

An insect’s internal chemicals can be converted to electricity, potentially providing power for sensors, recording devices or to control the bug, a group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University report. The finding is yet another in a growing list from universities across the country that…

Molecules that are twisted are ubiquitous in nature and have important consequences in biology, chemistry, physics and medicine. Some molecules have unique and technologically useful optical properties, the medicinal properties of drugs depend on the direction of the twist, and, within us—think of…

A manmade package filled with nature’s bone-building ingredients delivers the goods over time and space to heal serious bone injuries faster than products currently available, Cleveland researchers have found. Tested on sheep in Switzerland, the surgical elastic “implant device”—essentially a…

A recent lab discovery is a step toward implantable replacement cartilage, holding promise for knees, shoulders, ears and noses damaged by osteoarthritis, sports injuries and accidents. Self-assembling sheets of mesenchymal stem cells permeated with tiny beads filled with growth factor formed…

CLEVELAND - Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine received a $6.75 million Program Project Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study the role of innate immunity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For years,…

CLEVELAND - A mutation on the surface of human red blood cells provides protection against malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, research led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows. The minute change, at a single position of red blood cell surface protein called the…

One of the earliest known impairments caused by Alzheimer’s disease—loss of sense of smell—can be restored by removing a plaque-forming protein in a mouse model of the disease, a study led by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher finds. The study confirms that the…