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From driving cutting-edge research to bringing medical innovations to market, landing competitive awards and more, the faculty, staff and students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine know how to make headlines.
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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
Discovery led by Institute for Glial Sciences at Case Western Reserve University suggests new path to regenerative therapies for MS
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November 02, 2016
Researchers at the Center for Global Health & Diseases at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and international colleagues, have provided the first of its kind comprehensive assessment of the current status of malaria in Madagascar, laying the groundwork for the 2018-2022 national st...
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October 31, 2016
A catalytic research fund and a new partnership with The Hartwell Foundation will bolster critical research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at the International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICARE) at Case Western Reserve University.
The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation committed $10...
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October 26, 2016
To honor Veteran’s Day and promote cooperation between the military and civilian health-care community, U.S. Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Nadja West will come to Case Western Reserve. She will present a keynote address, “Medical Leadership: Lessons from Military Medicine,” Nov. 11, at 6 p.m., in th...
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October 21, 2016
Targeting leukemia and improving fitness, quality of life
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers are receiving new funding from California-based St. Baldrick’s Foundation for promising childhood cancer research.
Reshmi Parameswaran, assistant professor of hematology and ...
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October 21, 2016
David Ngendahimana, a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, recently received the 2016 Innovation Challenge Award, a prestigious award from the American Statistical Association.
Ngendahimana, also a fellow on the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhood’s Build...
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October 21, 2016
Jackson T. Wright Jr. was selected for the 2016 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation, the School of Medicine’s highest honor, for his efforts in advancing cardiovascular health.
As a leader in clinical care and education, Wright, profe...
October 20, 2016
A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers has been recognized with the Patent for Humanity award by the Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office for the development of a portable, battery-operated device that uses magnets and lasers to quickly and inexpensively det...
October 18, 2016
Case Western Reserve Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Support Research Training for Medical Students
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (T35) grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of ...
October 17, 2016
A group of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have completed a comprehensive molecular analysis of a toddler who developed as a female despite having a male genetic background, termed XY sex reversal. The study identifies for the first time how the machinery for dest...
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October 17, 2016
Stanley Hazen, professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, and Mukesh K. Jain, professor in the Department of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, have been elected to the National Aca...