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Cleveland research team identifies key driver of age-related cognitive decline
Researchers from University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland VA published preclinical results in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
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January 30, 2021
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and the Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration team were recently awarded a 10-year, $1.8 million per year, contract renewal from the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC), part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The TBTC is an international…
January 29, 2021
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic's Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Institute and Lerner Research Institute recently published a retrospective study in Gynecologic Oncology which found that women with newly diagnosed stage III or IV epithelial ovarian cancer and received antibiotics following cytoreductive…
January 29, 2021
The Medical Student Pride Alliance, a network of more than 60 LGBTQ+ student organizations at medical schools across the country, has awarded Case Med Pride its 2021 Chapter of the Year Award. Under the leadership of co-presidents Lloyd Chen and Garrett Weskamp, Case Med Pride focuses on advocacy,…
January 28, 2021
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine researcher part of effort to modify adenovirus to seek and destroy cancer cells While doctors can successfully treat some types of skin cancer at the surface with human-engineered viruses, scientists have yet to find a way to inject these types of viruses to…
January 27, 2021
Mark Cameron was part of the rapid-response research team when the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak hit Toronto in the early 2000s. Now a faculty member in Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, he is conducting COVID-19 and other infectious disease research while also…
January 26, 2021
Program: Master of Science in AnesthesiaYear: Second-year Despite facing hardships as immigrants with no formal education, Gurpreet Kaur’s parents always emphasized the importance of “seva,” or selfless service. Kaur put that lesson into action as an undergraduate student at Kent State University,…
January 26, 2021
The School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences will host a webinar presentation for members of the community to learn more about an MS in clinical research degree. This session will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jim Spilsbury, associate…
January 26, 2021
Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for a webinar and Q&A presentation with student representatives from the Master of Public Health program. During this session, the students will share their experiences and be available to address questions…
January 23, 2021
From volunteering to save lives during the Syrian civil war to achieving his dream of becoming a cardiac surgeon and public health worker Khaled Shorbaji grew up in Kuwait before moving to Syria to attend Damascus University, the first step to fulfill his…
January 22, 2021
Learn more about an MS in biomedical and health informatics degree during a webinar held Sunday, Jan. 24, from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. Mendel Singer, associate professor and vice chair for education in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, will lead a Q&A session and discuss…