School of Medicine

A five-center national study led by Neal Meropol, MD, and a team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center demonstrated that a little information goes a long way in encouraging cancer patients to enroll in clinical trials, a d...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have created the first complete model to describe the role that serotonin plays in brain development and structure. Serotonin, also called 5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT], is an important neuromodulator of brain development and the structu...

Research findings could lead to diagnostics and treatment for the eye disease In one of the latest examples of precision medicine, teams of geneticists from nine countries, involving more than 100 scientists, analyzed the genes of more than 33,000 individuals in the hope of finding genetic variation...

CLEVELAND – December 14, 2015 – In one of the latest examples of precision medicine, teams of geneticists from nine countries, involving more than 100 scientists, analyzed the genes of more than 33,000 individuals in the hope of finding genetic variations responsible for age-related macular degenera...

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine finding holds promise for repairing damaged hearing Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of hair cells capture the energy of sound waves, converting them into electrical signals that stimulate the auditory nerve to the...

Treatment one day after injury is effective in preventing cascade of immune responses that often lead to loss of bodily functions Jerry Silver When a blunt-force blow injures the spinal cord, the body’s immune system can be both friend and foe. Sensing the injury, the immune system dispatches an i...

Case Western Reserve University is mourning the sudden death last week of fourth-year medical student Hilary M. Rosenheim, a Wisconsin native who came to Cleveland to pursue her dream of becoming an emergency room physician or family medicine practitioner. She was 26. Rosenheim, who married classma...

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University will present the 31st annual Doc Opera variety show Friday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. at John Hay High School (2075 Stokes Blvd.). With this year’s theme of “Thoracic Park,” ...

When a blunt-force blow injures the spinal cord, the body’s immune system can be both friend and foe. Sensing the injury, the immune system dispatches an inflammatory response composed of specialized cells called macrophages to dispose of dead tissue. However, together with the debris and blood from...

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute research funding award goes to investigating a more effective approach to get patients to stop smoking Susan Flocke A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine team received $2 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCOR...