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Alumni commitment to the arts to be showcased at area awards
Case Western Reserve University's finest are earning major recognition on the Cleveland arts scene, with alumni taking home five of the 13 Cleveland Arts Prizes that will be awarded during the 51st annual event on June 28. Marcie Goodman (WRC ’77), Marsha Dobrzynski (SAS ’96), Natalie Epstein (FSM ...
New Research Describes Key Function Of Enzyme Involved In RNA Processing
CLEVELAND - Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a cellular mechanism that is critical in maintaining normal cell function. In their work, the researchers led by Eckhard Jankowsky, PhD, researcher and associate professor in the Center for RNA Molecul...
Researchers Find Lunar Water
Discovery provides new clues to the origin of Earth's celestial neighbor. Parts of the moon's interior contains as much water as the upper mantle of the Earth - 100 times more of the precious liquid than measured before - research from Case Western Reserve University, Carnegie Institution for Scienc...
Case Western Reserve and Edheads Advance Science Education by Using Clinical Trials
CLEVELAND - - The National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is teaming up with Edheads, a provider of online education tools, to launch web-based education modules about stem cells. The modules, based on real clinical trials, are geared t...
Are We Finally Ready To Cut the Paper Out of Doctors' Paperwork?
As physicians trade in their patients' file folders for electronic medical records, Case Western Reserve University experts discuss the promises and pitfalls that lie at the intersection of technology and health care. In an increasingly paperless world, it's almost quaint to visit your local physici...
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Smarter Treatment for Killer Infections
Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found that manipulating a genetic factor that can launch or throttle the body’s defenses can improve survival rates during bacterial infection. “Currently, our therapies...
Researchers Identify Genes Linked to Worsening of Cystic Fibrosis
CLEVELAND - A team of international researchers, including Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, have discovered regions of the genome that affect the severity of the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common lethal genetic disease affecting children in North America. The f...
Smarter Treatment for Killer Infections
CLEVELAND - Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found that manipulating a genetic factor that can launch or throttle the body’s defenses can improve survival rates during bacterial infection. “Currently, ou...
Case Western Reserve Signs 10-Year Research Agreement with Shanghai Zhabei District Health Bureau
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has signed an unprecedented 10-year research agreement with the Shanghai Zhabei District Health Bureau to study how an increasingly westernized diet and a less active lifestyle are affecting the health of China’s residents. Under terms o...
Damaged Hearts Pump Better When Fueled With Fats
CLEVELAND - Contrary to what we’ve been told, eliminating or severely limiting fats from the diet may not be beneficial to cardiac function in patients suffering from heart failure, a study at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports. Results from biological model studies conducted...