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Goal for therapeutics is to improve cognitive function in persons with this neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative condition Thanks to the generosity of a philanthropy dedicated to children’s issues, renowned Down syndrome researcher Alberto Costa has taken yet another step toward making Northeast...

Thanks to the generosity of a philanthropy dedicated to children’s issues, renowned Down syndrome researcher Alberto Costa, MD, PhD, has taken yet another step toward making Northeast Ohio the nation’s leader in exploring potential treatments of the genetic condition that affects 400,000 people in t...

The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Universities Allied for Essential Medicines chapter will host a report card launch party today (April 22) from 12:15 to 2:30 p.m. in Biomedical Research Building, Room 105. The report card grades more than 50 leading research universities in ...

A pair of topical medicines already alleviating skin conditions each may prove to have another, even more compelling use: instructing stem cells in the brain to reverse damage caused by multiple sclerosis. Led by researchers at Case Western Reserve, a multi-institutional team used a new discovery a...

Approach may offer new way to reverse disability in multiple sclerosis patients Two FDA approved drugs were found to stimulate stem cells in the brain and spinal cord to regenerate to the protective coating around neurons that is damaged in diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Illustrator: Megan Ke...

The Case Western Reserve University Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter will host Peter C. Neligan, professor in the Department of Surgery and Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery and director of the Center for Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Washington, Wednesday, April ...

Jonathon Wanta and Paul Cheng recently won the Case Western Reserve University Pride LGBT Ohio Leadership Scholarship, sponsored by the Alumni Association. Wanta (CWR '14), a first-year medical student in the School of Medicine, was awarded $1,200 by the CWRU Pride Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgende...

Penicillin has nearly eradicated rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the United States. But 15 million people still suffer from the disease worldwide, and 1.4 million die each year, according to the World Heart Federation. Access to penicillin can prevent deaths from RHD. Researchers from Case Western...

The American Medical Student Association and Students for a National Health Program will welcome health policy reformer and patient advocate Steven Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at Cleveland Clinic, for a talk Tuesday, April 28, from noon to 1 p.m. in Biomedical Research Building, Room...

A team led by Case Western Reserve researchers has identified a potentially powerful approach to lowering relapse rates among the ranks of those addicted to illegal drugs or alcohol. In a study of nearly 200 teenagers admitted to a residential treatment center in the northeastern United States, psy...