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New book chronicles latest advances in cancer gene therapy
The field of gene therapy promises to dramatically transform the treatment of disease, as well as fundamentally change the delivery of health care in the 21st century. A new book provides a comprehensive review of the field of gene-based therapeutics in an expanded third edition textbook that…
Case Western Reserve Named Part of $10.2 Million Innovation Alliance
CLEVELAND – October 1, 2013 – Case Western Reserve University is among the major partners in a $10.2 million Ohio project designed to speed medical breakthroughs to patients – one of only three to win federal funding this year. The Cleveland Clinic is leading the initiative, which includes Case…
School of Medicine breakthrough offers first direct measurement of spinal cord myelin in MS
Real-time imaging technique provides essential molecular picture of protective nerve sheath Researchers have made a major breakthrough, developing a first-of-its-kind imaging tool to examine myelin damage in multiple sclerosis (MS). An extremely difficult disease to diagnose, the tool will help…
Breakthrough Offers First Direct Measurement of Spinal Cord Myelin in Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers have made an exciting breakthrough – developing a first-of-its-kind imaging tool to examine myelin damage in multiple sclerosis (MS). An extremely difficult disease to diagnose, the tool will help physicians diagnose patients earlier, monitor the disease’s progression, and evaluate…
Researchers discover new pathway in blood vessel inflammation and disease
Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a genetic factor that blocks the blood vessel inflammation that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and other potentially life-threatening events. The breakthrough involving Kruppel-like factor (KLF) 15 is the latest in a string of…
Researchers determine Y-chromosome mutations reveal precariousness of male development
The idea that men and women are fundamentally different from each other is widely accepted. And throughout the world, this has created distinct ideas about which social and physical characteristics are necessary in each gender to maintain healthy human development. However, social revolutions…
African-American Study Identifies Four Common Genetic Variants Associated with Blood Pressure
Case Western Reserve University is part of a landmark study that has discovered four novel gene variations  which are associated with blood pressure. The 19-site meta-analysis, involving nearly 30,000 African-Americans, also found that the set of genetic mutations are also associated with blood…
Researchers Discover a New Pathway in Blood Vessel Inflammation and Disease
Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a genetic factor that blocks the blood vessel inflammation that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and other potentially life-threatening events.   The breakthrough involving Kruppel-like factor (KLF) 15 is the latest in a string of discoveries…
Boy Interrupted: Y-chromosome Mutations Reveal Precariousness of Male Development
CLEVELAND – The idea that men and women are fundamentally different from each other is widely accepted. And throughout the world, this has created distinct ideas about which social and physical characteristics are necessary in each gender to maintain healthy human development. However, social…
School of Medicine researcher earns third NIH grant in one year
Dermatology researcher Nicole Ward earned her third National Institutes of Health grant in a year, including two that scored in the first percentile. With this most recent award, an R21 (exploratory/developmental research grant), she will investigate the role the nervous system plays in…