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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
Discovery led by Institute for Glial Sciences at Case Western Reserve University suggests new path to regenerative therapies for MS
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August 27, 2014
Former Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dean Frederick Robbins greatly influenced James W. Kazura—an up-and-coming medical house officer in the 1970s—to pursue global health as a career.
At the time, Kazura was surrounded by Robbins and other physicians and scientists devoted to i...
August 20, 2014
The School of Medicine will present its second Institutional Scientific Core Facility Retreat Monday, Aug. 25. Members of the Case Western Reserve University community, including faculty, staff and students, are invited to attend the poster session and reception, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at the...
August 20, 2014
Siemens will donate up to $1 million to Stand Up To Cancer to support accelerated cancer research
Earlier this week, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Cleveland Clinic joined a national movement called “The Baton Pass” to help raise funds for innovativ...
August 18, 2014
Case Western Reserve scientist helps lead study that will enhance insulin products and improve blood sugar control
Since its landmark discovery in 1922, insulin has improved the health and extended the lives of more than 500 million people worldwide with diabetes mellitus. Yet the question of how ...
July 30, 2014
Neighborhood Connections, the small-grants and grassroots community-building program affiliated with the Cleveland Foundation, will bring a 12-foot teepee to the WOW! Wade Oval Wednesday concert today, July 30. People will have an opportunity to share their thoughts about what makes for a healthy Gr...
July 29, 2014
Cataract surgery on Alzheimer’s disease patients slows dementia and improves their quality of life, according to clinical trials conducted by researchers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.
The preliminary finding...
July 28, 2014
Case Western Reserve scientist helps lead study that links “Dishevelled” genes to disruptions in cerebrospinal fluid flow in animal models
The mysterious condition once known as “water on the brain” became just a bit less murky this week thanks to a global research group led in part by a Case West...
July 24, 2014
Cuyahoga County high school students are smoking tobacco products at the same rate as adults in the county, according to new data from the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University. In 2013, more than 22 percent, or one in five high school studen...
July 24, 2014
Case Western Reserve discovery could lead to new ways of treating bacterial infection
In an era of increasing concern about the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant illness, Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a promising new pathway to disabling disease: blocking bacteria’s ...
July 22, 2014
Researchers from Case Western Reserve and Dartmouth show the small antioxidant molecules suppress colon cancer onset
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Dartmouth College have shown that a class of small antioxidant molecules carries enormous promise for suppressing colon cancer a...