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Case Western Reserve University Researchers Win National Patent for Humanity Award
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…
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…
Human Sex Reversal as a Protein Numbers Game
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…
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Two School of Medicine faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine
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…
A Rise in Obese Pregnant Women Takes its Toll on Mother and Child
The epidemic of obesity is felt in prenatal clinics and delivery rooms around the world with a worrisome trend in high-risk pregnancies that could impact mother and child, according to Patrick M. Catalano, MD, the Dierker-Biscotti Women's Health and Wellness Professor and Director of the Center for…
Case Western Reserve Researcher Receives Major Federal Grant to Test Novel Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis and Severe Asthma
In the first major study of its kind, principal investigator Benjamin Gaston, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist and researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, has received a five-year, $13.3 million federal grant to…
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CWRU-based biopharmaceutical startup showcased at national Demo Day
Red5 Pharmaceuticals LLC, a Case Western Reserve University-based biopharmaceutical startup, was among 35 companies chosen from 200 applicants nationally to be featured as part of the first University Startups Demo Day in Washington, D.C., in September. The event was produced by the National…
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Case Coulter Translational Research Partnership, University Hospitals offer new collaborative pilot award
The Case Coulter Translational Research Partnership and University Hospitals are offering a collaborative pilot award opportunity to promote the development of new translational research projects between problem owners (clinicians) and solution providers (engineers). The target areas for funding…
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Scientists discover how cells put the brakes on protein production
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers describe mechanism central to maintaining healthy protein levels, avoiding disease states A new scientific study conducted by a team of leading geneticists has characterized how cells know when to stop translating DNA into proteins, a…
Case Western Reserve Bioethicists Call on Organized Medicine to Support Patients Desiring Assisted Death and Their Physicians
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine bioethicists are calling on organized medicine to end its refusal to provide clinical guidance regarding the care of patients actively seeking assistance in dying. Writing in the November 15, 2016 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine (now…