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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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August 15, 2018
Under the Tipping Points grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), a team led by Darcy Freedman, PhD, MPH, will conduct the Modeling the Future of Food in Your Neighborhood study that will examine several key food-system strategies. A multidisciplinary research…
August 10, 2018
The 2018 Midwest Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology will take place Friday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 16, at Tinkham Veale University Center. Those interested in submitting abstracts must do so by Aug. 15. For more information, visit the Midwest Meeting of the Society for…
August 08, 2018
The 2018 North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine, the fourth in an annual series organized by Case Western Reserve University's Institute for Computational Biology (ICB), will take place Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Cleveland Botanical Garden (11030 East Blvd.). Each year, the conference covers…
August 06, 2018
Case Western Reserve researchers develop system that senses smoking movements, sends motivational text messages, videos to help users quit smoking
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are using wearable sensor technology to develop an automatic alert system to help people quit…
August 01, 2018
Dear Faculty and Staff, I am writing to let you know, as you may have read in the announcement from President Snyder, that I have accepted reappointment as dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs at Case Western Reserve University for two more years. This will…
August 01, 2018
President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III today announced the reappointment of Pamela B. Davis as dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs. Davis, who has led the school since 2006, has accepted this reappointment but will return to the faculty after…
July 31, 2018
Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a company founded on seminal scientific discoveries made in the laboratories of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has launched from working in stealth mode with a mission to discover and develop a new class of medicines that…
July 26, 2018
Researchers generate missing cell type in brain “organoids”
A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.…
July 25, 2018
Dozens of drug candidates identified that share a common mechanism to stimulate regeneration of the brain’s myelinating cells
Research published today in the journal Nature provides new understanding about how drugs can repair damaged brain cells that cause disability in patients with multiple…
July 25, 2018
oligocortical spheroids A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The study, published…