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Investigational drug may help combat this serious global health threat The deadly fungus, Candida auris, which has been found in hospitals, is resistant to entire classes of antimicrobial drugs, limiting treatment options for those infected. First reported in 2009, the fungus has been linked to inva...

Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have made the world a much safer and healthier place. But Shakespeare was onto something when he asked if it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. In the case of antibiotics, the answer is increasingly “yes.” As a result, Case Western Re...

An enzyme that helps break down cholesterol may also be a therapeutic target to stave off neurologic diseases, including Alzheimer’s and a rare genetic disorder, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medi...

New national study suggests communities are growing source of infection The adage that kids are growing up too fast these days has yet another locus of applicability. In a new, first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a 700-percent surg...

Krzysztof Palczewski is a visionary—in some cases, literally. Renowned for breakthroughs that expanded our understanding of how the eye functions, he has conducted research that illuminates pathways to stop and even reverse degenerative conditions that can lead to blindness. A member of the Case W...

Many questions have arisen about the role of the University in the support of physician-scientists and scientists based at University Hospitals. Our support is multifaceted and very strong. We list here some of the areas in which our support is provided. Many physician scientists are employed prima...

February is Black History Month, a good time to remind ourselves of the importance of diversity in achieving our mission in the School of Medicine. Besides being the right thing to do, increasing the on-campus presence of faculty members, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds adds to th...

In honor of Black History Month, the Daniel Hale Williams Pre-Med Society will host a talk with Virginia Dee Banks-Bright (MED ’74), chief of infectious disease at UPMC Horizon Health System in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Her lecture, titled "Overcoming Gender and Racial Barriers in Medicine,” will be...

It is the dead of winter. The solstice ushered it in, but only presaged the snow and cold we see in a Cleveland winter. The grey skies close in, and it is the dead of winter. What brightens the winter days for us? In many instances, glowing awards for our faculty and students. This winter has seen ...

In first-ever study, School of Medicine researchers to pair monoclonal antibody with body’s own killer-cell stimulator A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher received a $2.5 million grant from Gilead Sciences, a California-based biopharmaceutical company, to see if two so-fa...