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Big data and advanced artificial intelligence techniques used to tackle Alzheimer’s disease
CWRU’s Rong Xu receives $5 million in funding from NIH’s National Institute on Aging Sports concussions, Parkinson’s disease and hormone therapy for cancer all can have memory loss as symptoms. But can the biochemical processes of each reveal anything about the memory loss associated with…
November 2018 CTSC Core Utilization Pilot Award Recipients
Jidong Fu, MD, PhD, assistant professor, and Ricky Chan, PhD, were the November 2018 CTSC Core Utilization Pilot Award Recipients.
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CWRU medical students win bronze at 2018 Collegiate Inventors Competition
A group of medical students from Case Western Reserve University recently won bronze at the 2018 Collegiate Inventors Competition, an annual competition for college and university students and their faculty advisors. The team was composed of: Sanjit Datta; David Pfau; Eric Salomon; and …
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Magic
At our Thanksgiving table, my husband raised his glass in a toast. Present were all four of the children in our blended family and their partners, our five grandchildren, plus miscellaneous in-laws. The table was loaded with dishes contributed by each family. The little ones were already consuming…
Thanksgiving
Last week we celebrated Veterans Day and Thanksgiving is on Thursday. Among the many things we can be grateful for, it’s important to include our veterans. They have protected our country through thick and thin, wherever the fight might be and whether the wars were popular or not. We can give…
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Case Western Reserve scientists develop new method to more efficiently generate brain stem cells
Technique improves understanding of myelin disease; expands ability to screen potential therapies for rare pediatric brain disorder In two recently published papers, a scientific team at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports on the discovery and implementation of a new, more…
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Doc Opera
The 34th annual Doc Opera performance will take place Saturday, Dec. 8, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the John Hay High School Auditorium (2075 Stokes Blvd.). Doc Opera is a student-run variety show composed of videotaped skits, musical performances and parodied songs and dances about medical school,…
Researchers Uncover Novel Mechanism behind Schizophrenia
An international team of researchers led by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine scientist has uncovered a novel mechanism in which a protein—neuregulin 3—controls how key neurotransmitters are released in the brain during schizophrenia. The protein is elevated in people with…
Attention Deficit Disorders Could Stem from Impaired Brain Coordination
WATCH VIDEO Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and colleagues have discovered how two brain regions work together to maintain attention, and how discordance between the regions could lead to attention deficit disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,…
Case Western Reserve Researcher and International Colleagues Identify Genetic Mutation Underlying Severe Childhood Brain Disorder
A comparison of an unaffected brain and an affected brain with pachygyria. Ashleigh Schaffer, PhD, assistant professor of genetics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and a team of global genetics experts have discovered a genetic mutation and the faulty development…