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Artificial Sweetener Splenda Could Intensify Symptoms in Those with Crohn’s Disease
A researcher examines samples in the Digestive Health Research Institute at CWRU School of Medicine. In a study that has implications for humans with inflammatory diseases, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and colleagues have found that, given over a…
Patients Living Longer with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Pose New Challenge for Caregivers
Diagnostic and treatment advances are helping patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy—one of nine major types of muscular dystrophy that affects males—live into their 30s and beyond, raising challenges in such areas as education, vocation, levels of independence, personal relationships, emotional…
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School of Medicine researchers author article about contamination of ice machines in health care facilities
The research team of Anubhav Kanwar, third-year fellow; Jennifer L. Cadnum, laboratory supervisor; Annette L. Jencson, of the Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center; and Curtis J Donskey, professor of medicine, wrote an article about opportunities for contamination in ice machines at…
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Medicine’s Robert W. Maitta publishes textbook about transfusion
Robert W. Maitta, assistant professor of pathology, recently authored a textbook titled Clinical Principles of Transfusion Medicine. The book seeks to inform clinicians of best practices and developments in the field of transfusion medicine based on the latest clinical evidence. Read a summary.
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“BAFF receptor—A novel therapeutic target for B cell malignancies”
The next Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Seminar Series event will be a discussion on “BAFF receptor—A novel therapeutic target for B cell malignancies.” Reshmi Parameswaran, assistant professor of medicine and member of the Hematopoietic and Immune Cancer Biology Program of the Case…
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Full-length serotonin receptor structure seen for first time
High-powered microscope shows receptor at rest, with focus on drug development A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have used Nobel Prize-winning microscope technology to see full-length serotonin receptors for the first time. The tiny…
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To tackle rheumatic heart disease, researchers borrow from AIDS playbook: taking services to the people
Uganda “treatment cascade” increases patient continuation in care Billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars have been invested in Africa over the past 15 years to improve care for millions suffering from the HIV/AIDS epidemic, yet health systems on the continent continue to struggle. What if the…
Researchers uncover link between heart attacks and inflammatory bowel disease
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute researchers Muhammad Panhwar, MD, and Mahazarin Ginwalla, MD, recently concluded a study of more than 22 million patients that suggests a strong connection between Inflammatory Bowel…
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Researchers discover new enzymes central to cell function
Enzymes open door for targeted therapeutics across disease spectrum Doctors have long treated heart attacks, improved asthma symptoms and cured impotence by increasing levels of a single molecule in the body: nitric oxide. The tiny molecule can change how proteins function. But new research…
Richard Martin, MD, receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Neonatal Research
Richard Martin, MD Richard Martin, MD, professor of pediatrics, reproductive biology, and physiology at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, and director of neonatal research programs and Drusinsky-Fanaroff Chair in Neonatology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, has…