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Medical student Vanessa Van Doren co-authors piece in support of national health care system
Vanessa Van Doren, a student at the School of Medicine, co-authored a piece for STAT arguing for a public health insurance system. In the piece, titled “We are America’s future doctors. We support a Medicare-for-all health system,” Van Doren and three other medical students from other universities…
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Doc Opera 2017: Indiana Bones
The Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine will host Doc Opera, a night of singing, dancing, skits and medical parodies. This year's theme is Indiana Bones. Doc Opera is a variety show written and produced by students that raises funds in support of…
National Experts Map out Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Research Agenda
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center organizes strategic meeting in Atlanta to plan next three to five years Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine are focusing their efforts on adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer research.…
Finding Long Strands of RNA in Skin Development and Disease
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how unusually long pieces of RNA work in skin cells. The RNA pieces, called “long non-coding RNAs” or “lncRNAs,” help skin cells modulate connective tissue proteins, like collagen, and could represent novel…
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National experts map out adolescent and young adult cancer research agenda
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center organizes strategic meeting in Atlanta to plan next three to five years Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are focusing their efforts on adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer research. More…
National Experts Map Out Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Research Agenda
Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, are focusing their efforts on adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer research. More than 50 leaders from top cancer research institutions will gather this Friday, December 8, in Atlanta to…
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Researchers find infectious prions in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patient skin
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)—the human equivalent of mad cow disease—is caused by rogue, misfolded protein aggregates termed prions, which are infectious and cause fatal damages in the patient’s brain. CJD patients develop signature microscopic sponge-like holes in their brains. The initial…
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Worms reveal secrets of aging
Researchers discover a conserved pathway that controls aging Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Health System have identified a new molecular pathway that controls lifespan and health span in worms and mammals. In a Nature Communications…
Comfort and Joy
It is late November and the cold, raw wind has arrived. Leaves have fallen from the trees, though some cling stubbornly to the branches. The unseasonable warmth of early fall is a memory. Frost comes at night and the days are short. Thanksgiving is almost upon us and we are sliding into…
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Case Western Reserve University’s Pamela Davis, Lynn Singer named 2017 AAAS Fellows
Pamela B. Davis, dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs, and Lynn T. Singer, the university’s deputy provost and vice president for academic affairs, have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of…