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Health policy reformer to discuss American medical care at April 28 talk
The American Medical Student Association and Students for a National Health Program will welcome health policy reformer and patient advocate Steven Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at Cleveland Clinic, for a talk Tuesday, April 28, from noon to 1 p.m. in Biomedical Research Building,…
Connection Between Social Anxiety and Drug Use Offers Opportunities for More Effective Treatments
A team led by Case Western Reserve researchers has identified a potentially powerful approach to lowering relapse rates among the ranks of those addicted to illegal drugs or alcohol. In a study of nearly 200 teenagers admitted to a residential treatment center in the northeastern United States,…
Rett Syndrome Research Trust awards CWRU, Cleveland Clinic $1.3 million for clinical trial
Award follows creation of regional collaborative to advance research A surgical sedative may hold the key to reversing the devastating symptoms of a neurodevelopmental disorder found almost exclusively in females. Ketamine, used primarily for operative procedures, has shown such promise in mouse…
Case Western Reserve University pathologist earns Hartwell Award
The Hartwell Foundation has presented a 2014 Individual Biomedical Research Award to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher Brian A. Cobb, to support his efforts to prevent or reverse asthma. Cobb, an associate professor of pathology, will receive a total of $300,000 during…
Anti-diabetic drug metformin, Vitamin D3 show promise in preventing colorectal cancer
Case Western Reserve scientists collaborate with China’s Lanzhou University investigators in exploring the dual-compound strategy Li Li The concept was simple: If two compounds each individually show promise in preventing colon cancer, surely it’s worth trying the two together to see if even…
Pediatrics Professor Alberto Costa reviews study on Down syndrome
Alberto Costa, professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, reviewed a study titled, “Intracellular chloride accumulation: a possible mechanism for cognitive deficits in Down syndrome” in the April issue of Nature Medicine. The study, involving a mouse model of Down syndrome and analysis of…
Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week concludes today; meet three students
Graduate and professional students at Case Western Reserve University are much more than just students. They’re researchers, teachers and leaders. Through their efforts in their research, graduate and professional students make new breakthroughs in their fields. The organizations they lead improve…
Five named Faculty Distinguished Research Award winners
From social sciences to social work, management to medicine, and biology to biomedical engineering, research is at the heart of Case Western Reserve University. In fact, this past fiscal year alone, researchers earned 1,623 sponsored research awards, totaling more than $311 million. Faculty across…
Case Western Reserve to Lead International Research on Resistance to Infection with Bacteria Causing Tuberculosis (TB)
After discovering a unique group of people resistant to tuberculosis (TB) infection, Case Western Reserve researchers are leading an international team dedicated to understanding exactly how they fight off a disease that claims 1.5 million lives each year.  The team’s goal is to use lessons…
Registration open for five-session Mini Med School program
Members of the campus community are invited to take part in the spring 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…