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Researchers have article published in eLIFE
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University had an article titled “Crystal structure and dynamics of a lipid-induced potential desensitized-state of a pentameric ligand-gated channel” published in eLIFE. The authors were: Sandip Basak, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of…
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CWRU students examine common maladies through evolutionary medicine
Why do humans get bunions? Or carpal tunnel syndrome? Separate research led by two Case Western Reserve University students recently published in the journal Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, have proposed that these uniquely human maladies are understandable in the context of human’s…
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"Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship"
The School of Medicine will host a lecture with Harvey Lodish, professor of biology and biological engineering at MIT and member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Lodish will present "Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship" Tuesday, April 18, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Tinkham…
Newly Discovered Chemical Reaction in Eye May Improve Vision
A light-sensing pigment found in everything from bacteria to vertebrates can be biochemically manipulated to reset itself, an important therapeutic advantage, according to new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. In a study just released from the Proceedings of the…
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Stem cells help explain varied genetics behind rare neurologic disease
New study also provides drug screening platform for broad therapeutic development A multi-institutional team led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have grown stem cells from children with a devastating neurological disease to help explain how different genetic…
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center analyzes brain tumor data, doubles known risk factors for glioma
A massive new study involving blood samples from more than 30,000 individuals has identified 13 new genetic risk factors for glioma, the most common type of malignant brain tumor in adults. The study, published in Nature Genetics, reveals specific differences in a person’s DNA that increase…
Case Western Reserve Named to New National Colorectal Cancer Dream Team
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have been named to a new colorectal cancer dream team that was announced today at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, D.C. The dream team comprises scientists,…
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Pre-law Community Hour: “At the Intersection of Law and Medicine”
The Office of Undergraduate Studies will host a pre-law panel discussion focused on health law Friday, April 7, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 356. This Pre-Law Community Hour event is titled “At the Intersection of Law and Medicine.” The panelists will be: Jonathan D. Mester,…
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Talk with University Hospital’s Robyn Strosaker
Join the American Medical Student Association for a discussion about what it’s like to be a physician. Robyn Strosaker, vice president and chief medical officer of the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, will give a talk Tuesday, April 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University…
Can Childhood Obesity be Prevented Before Conception?
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and MetroHealth System researcher, along with Cleveland Clinic’s director of metabolic research, have received federal funding to determine if childhood obesity can be prevented before women become pregnant. The first-ever Cleveland-based study…