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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
Discovery led by Institute for Glial Sciences at Case Western Reserve University suggests new path to regenerative therapies for MS
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CWRU School of Medicine’s Akua Abrah earns Fulbright award to combat a common cause of infant mortality in Ghana
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September 01, 2020
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September 01, 2020
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September 01, 2020
We salute 34 students who graduated from the School of Medicine's physician assistant (PA) Class of 2020 on Sunday, August 30. Like many other firsts we’ve experienced this year, this was the first PA class to graduate virtually.
Averaging 1,900 hours of prior direct patient care experience acros...
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August 31, 2020
The School of Medicine and Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host the second webinar in the “Racial Disparity, Social Justice and the Opioid Crisis” series Thursday, Sept. 10, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. (EST). The topic of this session will be "Trauma, Mental Health and Substance Use."
This webinar ...
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August 30, 2020
Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business...
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August 28, 2020
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August 28, 2020
Known for his inquisitive nature, Christopher Lysyj was, at times, an unofficial ambassador for his classmates in the Master of Science in Anesthesia program, often taking it upon himself to seek clarification during class.
This week, his classmates and professors are mourning the loss of Lysyj, wh...
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August 28, 2020
Uma Mahajan, a first-year student at the School of Medicine, and Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, assistant dean of students, published an article titled “Racial demographics and COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths: a correlational analysis of 2886 US counties.” The article is nationwide study examining ...
August 27, 2020
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August 27, 2020
Luminary Therapeutics (Luminary Tx) and Case Western Reserve University have entered into a formal collaboration agreement that includes an option for Luminary to exclusively license a novel BAFF target for use in CAR-T (chimeric antigen receptor T cells) constructs.
The BAFF target was discovered ...