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Clevelanders: Lighting Up in a New Way
A new data brief released by the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods at Case Western Reserve University (PRCHN) shows that more than one-in-five African-American young adults in Cleveland, ages 18 to 29, routinely uses little cigars.   Additional findings detailed in the PRCHN…
Pediatrics faculty member Zili Zhang passes away
Zili Zhang, a member of the faculty at the School of Medicine, died late Thursday night surrounded by his friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Hong, and sons, Gary and Zak. An associate professor of pediatrics, Zhang specialized in pediatric gastroenterology—specifically, how to treat…
CWRU, Cleveland Clinic and UH launch venture to advance analysis of medical data
Renowned genetic scientist to lead collaboration to use lessons from big data to benefit individual patients, broader communities Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals announced the launch of the Institute of Computational Biology, an innovative venture…
Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals Launch Innovative Venture to Advance Analysis of Medical Data
Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals today announced the launch of the Institute of Computational Biology, an innovative venture designed to enhance the institutions’ ability to draw actionable insights from the oceans of medical information each already…
CWRU researchers use nanotechnology to fight aggressive cancers
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have received two grants totaling nearly $1.7 million to build nanoparticles that seek and destroy metastases too small to be detected with current technologies. They are targeting aggressive cancers that persist through traditional chemotherapy and…
School of Medicine researchers discover vivax malaria may be evolving around natural defense
Three gene mutations appear to be invasion mechanisms Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have discovered recent genetic mutations in a parasite that cause more than 100 million cases of malaria annually—changes that may render tens of…
Vivax Malaria May Be Evolving Around Natural Defense
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have discovered recent genetic mutations in a parasite that causes over 100 million cases of malaria annually—changes that may render tens of millions of Africans who had been considered resistant,…
Pediatrics professor, research pioneer Leona Cuttler passes away
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine professor Leona Cuttler died Tuesday after a long battle with brain cancer. A professor of pediatrics and chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, she was renowned for her excellence in research, policy and care for…
Kleinerman Lecture speaker to address new insights on pulmonary hypertension
Serpil C. Erzurum, professor and chair of the Department of Pathobiology, will discuss “Pulmonary Hypertension: New Insights into Pathogeneses and Rationale for Therapies” at the 14th annual Jerome I. Kleinerman, MD, Lecture. The lecture will be Thursday, Nov. 14, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Wolstein…
School of Medicine neuroscientist identifies new role for white blood cells
A special class of white blood cell could offer insights regarding ways to spur regeneration in two of the most devastating and stubborn forms of nerve damage—those to the brain and spinal cord. In a study published in October in the Journal of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University School…