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Cleveland researchers recruiting for Alzheimer’s disease clinical trial
CWRU School of Medicine and UH Cleveland Medical Center study to measure the drug efavirenz’s potential improvement in people with early onset Alzheimer’s disease Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center have enrolled their first…
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Pathology’s Amy Hise co-writes article on empowering women for Pathogens
Amy Hise, associate professor of pathology, recently co-authored an article published in Pathogens titled “Empowering Women: Moving from Awareness to Action at the Immunology of Fungal Infections Gordon Research Conference.” The article addresses an important issue in STEM and medical research and…
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Data Science in Life Science and Engineering Collaboration and Symposium
The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Case School of Engineering, in collaboration with Tohoku University (Japan), invite members of the community to the sixth annual Data Science in Life Science and Engineering Collaboration and Symposium Aug. 5–6 in Tinkham Veale University…
High-Tech Imagery May Lead to New Drugs to Treat Therapy-Induced Nausea in Cancer Patients
Outlet: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
New, High-Resolution Images Reveal Clues to Improve Anti-Nausea Drugs for Cancer Patients
A new study using a special type of electron microscope using samples cooled to extremely cold temperatures provides critical information for drug developers seeking to reduce nausea and vomiting side effects of cancer treatments. Published in Nature Communications, the study offers a glimpse into…
Probiotic Could Disrupt Crohn’s Disease Biofilms
Outlet: Today's Dietitian
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Key drug target shown assembling in real-time
Study reveals a structural timeline of cellular signaling events Over one-third of all FDA-approved drugs act on a specific family of proteins: G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). Drugs to treat high blood pressure, asthma, cancer, diabetes and myriad other conditions target GPCRs throughout the…
Where are all the women in surgery?
Outlet: AAMC News
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Medicine’s Heidi Moawad pens piece on medical writing
Heidi Moawad, a clinical assistant professor of medicine, penned an article about how doctors can become medical writers. In the piece, she outlined the considerations doctors should make when determining if writing would be a good fit for them. She went on to explain how they can build a…