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“The 2020 Nobel Prizes in Science: What Were They Given For?”
The Program in Cell Biology at the School of Medicine and the Department of Physics at the College of Arts and Sciences will host the annual “The 2020 Nobel Prizes in Science: What Were They Given For?” symposium today (Feb. 11) from 4 to 5 p.m. Attendees will learn about the research that earned…
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Case Western Reserve researchers uncover biochemical rules between RNA-protein interactions and expression of thousands of genes
Work has potential implications for new therapies to treat cancer and neurodegenerative disorders A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers has found a way to measure key characteristics of proteins that bind to RNA in cells—a discovery that could improve our understanding of how gene…
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Case Western Reserve University-led team finds that people with dementia at higher risk for COVID-19
Research documents more cases, hospitalizations and deaths, with odds of both infection and worse outcomes higher for African Americans A study led by Case Western Reserve University researchers found that patients with dementia were at a significantly increased risk for COVID-19—and the risk was…
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First glioblastoma patient dosed with Phase 2 trial at UH Seidman Cancer Center testing PVSRIPO plus Keytruda
Glioblastoma, recognized as the most aggressive primary brain cancer in adults is also known to be among the most immunosuppressive of tumors. A Phase 2 clinical trial of PVSRIPO, a revolutionary viral immunotherapy for cancer treatment, in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is underway…
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Scientists design 3D model of molecule key to halting tumor growth
Research into stopping tumor growth was recently featured in BBC Science Focus Magazine as one of the world's "20 moments in 2020 to be excited about." A compound that activates an enzyme capable of suppressing tumors was discovered by a cross-institutional team from the University of Michigan and…
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Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Department of Public Health form partnership to battle COVID-19, other infectious diseases
The Cleveland Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Case Western Reserve University, through its Master of Public Health Program (MPH) at the School of Medicine, have forged a partnership to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new partnership will help ensure high-quality COVID-19 epidemiology…
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COVID-19: bioethical issues raised by the pandemic
A Q&A with Case Western Reserve University Professor Mark Aulisio Mark Aulisio, the Susan E. Watson Professor and chair of the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, weighed in on bioethical issues that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Martha L. Lepow, MD & Irwin H. Lepow, MD, PhD Virtual Medical Student Research Day
All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Martha L. Lepow, MD & Irwin H. Lepow, MD, PhD Virtual Medical Student Research Day Feb. 4 from 1 to 5 p.m. The Martha L. and Irwin H. Lepow Medical Student Research Day is an event that celebrates research performed by medical…
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Studying system biology at the atomic level
Outlet: Nature Methods Published: January 6, 2021 A ‘Build and Retrieve’ methodology to simultaneously solve cryo-EM structures of membrane proteins   Authors: Edward Yu, professor of pharmacology at CWRU School of Medicine and researchers from the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK …