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Want to study medicine, but not a medical student? Register for Mini Med School
Members of the campus community are invited to take part in the fall session of Mini Med School, presented by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and the Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program. Mini Med School is medical school “for…
High blood sugar of diabetes can cause immune system malfunction, leading to more infection and slower wound healing
Case Western Reserve scientists may have uncovered a molecular mechanism that sets into motion dangerous infection in the feet and hands often occurring with uncontrolled diabetes. It appears that high blood sugar unleashes destructive molecules that interfere with the body’s natural…
More fundraising records fall
Case Western Reserve University’s supporters set 22 all-time records for fundraising in fiscal year 2015, including its eighth all-time record for attainment in the past nine years. That total of $166.9 million bested 2014’s record by $15.3 million—a figure nearly three times as high as the…
Key protein drives ‘power plants’ that fuel cells in heart and other key systems in the body
Case Western Reserve University scientists have discovered that a protein called Kruppel-like Factor 4 (KLF4) controls mitochondria — the “power plants” in cells that catalyze energy production. Specifically, they determined KLF4’s pivotal role through its absence — that is, the mitochondria…
Novel algorithm identifies DNA copy-number landscapes in African-American colon cancers
An algorithm dubbed ENVE could be the Google for genetic aberrations—and it comes from Case Western Reserve University. Remember the World Wide Web before the famed search engine? The web offered extraordinary amounts of information, but no consistently reliable way to secure relevant…
Novel algorithm identifies DNA copy-number landscapes in African American colon cancers
An algorithm dubbed ENVE could be the Google for genetic aberrations — and it comes from Case Western Reserve. Remember the World Wide Web before the famed search engine? The web offered extraordinary amounts of information, but no consistently reliable way to secure relevant results. Cancer…
Register to attend symposium on data science July 29-30
In collaboration with Tohoku University in Japan, the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Case School of Engineering will hold the Data Science in Life Science and Engineering Collaboration and Symposium July 29-30. The symposium brings together researchers from Case Western…
Medical student injured in hit-and-run accident in charity bike race
A Case Western Reserve University medical student known for always giving to others now needs the community’s assistance as he recovers from a near-deadly injury suffered during a cancer research fundraiser. Life Flight had to transport second-year student Brady Tucker to MetroHealth Medical…
Case Western Reserve to lead multi-institutional ‘big data’ project
Case Western Reserve University is one of three institutions nationwide to win federal ‘big data’ grants focused on developing ways to ensure the integrity and comparability of the reams of information the U.S. health care system collects every day. If successful, the work could create enormous new…
Case Western Reserve to lead multi-institutional ”Big Data” project
Federal grant supports design of platform for collection, analysis of different kinds of data Satya Sahoo Case Western Reserve University is one of three institutions nationwide to win federal "Big Data" grants focused on developing ways to ensure the integrity and comparability of the reams of…