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New MRI method fingerprints tissues and diseases, leading to earlier, quicker diagnoses
A new method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could provide early identification of specific cancers, multiple sclerosis, heart disease and other maladies, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center write in the journal Nature. Each body tiss...
New MRI method fingerprints tissues and diseases
CLEVELAND — A new method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could routinely spot specific cancers, multiple sclerosis, heart disease and other maladies early, when they’re most treatable, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center suggest in the...
Discovery in HIV may solve efficiency problems for gene therapy
A research team from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered an approach that could make gene therapy dramatically more effective for patients. Led by professor Eric Arts, the scientists discovered that the process of gene therapy is missing essential elements, thereby red...
CWRU receives Helmsley Trust grant to develop new glucose-sensitive insulin
Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine has received a nearly $1 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Type 1 diabetes program. The three-year award will support research on a rapid-acting, glucose-responsive insulin by biochemistry professor Michael ...
Researcher’s $1.2 million grant funds efforts to reduce prevalence of preterm birth
A scientist at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded a $1.2 million grant to develop a therapy to reduce the prevalence of premature births, which today affect more than 15 million newborns worldwide each year. Sam Mesiano, associate professor of reproductive biology, ...
Study finds rats sniff to communicate, shedding light on social interactions
Sniffing, a common behavior in dogs, cats and other animals, has been observed to also serve as a method for rats to communicate—a fundamental discovery that may help scientists identify brain regions critical for interpreting communications cues and what brain malfunctions may cause some complex so...
Grant to Fund Efforts to Reduce Prevalence of Preterm Birth
CLEVELAND - A scientist at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded a $1.2 million grant to develop a therapy to reduce the prevalence of premature births, which today affect more than 15 million newborns worldwide each year. Sam Mesiano, PhD, associate professor of repro...
New Form of Animal Communication Discovered
CLEVELAND - Sniffing, a common behavior in dogs, cats and other animals, has been observed to also serve as a method for rats to communicate—a fundamental discovery that may help scientists identify brain regions critical for interpreting communications cues and what brain malfunctions may cause som...
Seven Genetic Risk Factors Found to be Associated with Common Eye Disorder
CLEVELAND - A professor from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is one of the lead authors of a study identifying seven new regions of the human genome that are associated with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness among older adults. ...
Youth’s Addiction Recovery Predicted With AA-Related Helping Tool
CLEVELAND - A Case Western Reserve University professor has found that young people addicted to alcohol and drugs can increase their chances of recovery by helping others. In 2010, Maria Pagano, PhD, found that adults who became involved in Alcoholics Anonymous-related service-type work were more l...