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Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic Collaborate with Microsoft on ‘Earth-­Shattering’ Mixed-­Reality Technology for Education
Case Western Reserve University Radiology Professor Mark Griswold knew his world had changed the moment he first used a prototype of Microsoft’s HoloLens headset. Two months later, one of the university’s medical students illustrated exactly why. “There’s the aortic valve,” Satyam Ghodasara…
CWRU to lead international research on resistance to infection with bacteria causing tuberculosis
Scientists seek novel prevention and treatment strategies After discovering a unique group of people resistant to tuberculosis (TB) infection, Case Western Reserve University researchers are leading an international team dedicated to understanding exactly how they fight off a disease that claims…
Alana Foundation to fund CWRU-MIT research in identifying drugs to treat Down syndrome
Goal for therapeutics is to improve cognitive function in persons with this neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative condition Thanks to the generosity of a philanthropy dedicated to children’s issues, renowned Down syndrome researcher Alberto Costa has taken yet another step toward making…
Alana Foundation to Fund Case Western Reserve-MIT Research in Identifying Drugs to Treat Down Syndrome
Thanks to the generosity of a philanthropy dedicated to children’s issues, renowned Down syndrome researcher Alberto Costa, MD, PhD, has taken yet another step toward making Northeast Ohio the nation’s leader in exploring potential treatments of the genetic condition that affects 400,000 people in…
Find out how CWRU ranks in global equality, biomedical research at today's report card launch party
The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Universities Allied for Essential Medicines chapter will host a report card launch party today (April 22) from 12:15 to 2:30 p.m. in Biomedical Research Building, Room 105. The report card grades more than 50 leading research universities in…
Drugs stimulate body’s own stem cells to replace the brain cells lost in multiple sclerosis
A pair of topical medicines already alleviating skin conditions each may prove to have another, even more compelling use: instructing stem cells in the brain to reverse damage caused by multiple sclerosis. Led by researchers at Case Western Reserve, a multi-institutional team used a new discovery…
Drugs stimulate body’s stem cells to replace the brain cells lost in multiple sclerosis
Approach may offer new way to reverse disability in multiple sclerosis patients Two FDA approved drugs were found to stimulate stem cells in the brain and spinal cord to regenerate to the protective coating around neurons that is damaged in diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Illustrator: Megan…
Plastic surgeon to discuss career path in academia at April 22 lecture
The Case Western Reserve University Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter will host Peter C. Neligan, professor in the Department of Surgery and Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery and director of the Center for Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Washington, Wednesday,…
School of Medicine students win CWRU Pride LGBT Ohio Leadership Scholarship
Jonathon Wanta and Paul Cheng recently won the Case Western Reserve University Pride LGBT Ohio Leadership Scholarship, sponsored by the Alumni Association. Wanta (CWR '14), a first-year medical student in the School of Medicine, was awarded $1,200 by the CWRU Pride Lesbian Gay Bisexual…
Researchers uncover obstacles that prevent people with RHD in Uganda from receiving life-saving penicillin
Penicillin has nearly eradicated rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the United States. But 15 million people still suffer from the disease worldwide, and 1.4 million die each year, according to the World Heart Federation. Access to penicillin can prevent deaths from RHD. Researchers from Case…