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From the tennis court to the classroom: CWRU medical students balance academics with collegiate athletics
Hannah Kassaie and Ansh Shah earned accolades for tennis while completing their first year at CWRU School of Medicine
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December 23, 2014
Laboratory breakthrough offers promise for spinal cord injury patients to breathe on their own again
Case Western Reserve researcher presents findings that could free patients from ventilators—even years after injury Case Western Reserve researchers have developed a procedure that restores function to muscles involved in the control of breathing—even when they have been paralyzed for more than a…
December 19, 2014
Pamela B. Davis, dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs, was honored at the Ohio Cancer Research Associates’ (OCRA) Singular Sensations event this week. The dean also is a new member of the OCRA’s campaign committee. In her role as dean, Davis is integral in…
December 16, 2014
The Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals (UH) AIDS Clinical Trials Unit has a new initiative to reach out to women in Northeast Ohio regarding the critical need for them to participate in HIV-related clinical trials. The initiative, titled “You can make a difference” will include…
December 10, 2014
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have uncovered the mechanism that enables the enzyme Lecithin: retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) to store vitamin A — a process that is indispensable for vision. Their findings appeared in the Nov. 10 edition of the online…
December 09, 2014
SUDEP Center Without Walls to incorporate basic and clinical science expertise of eight U.S. epilepsy centers and one U.K. epilepsy center Case Western Reserve is one of two universities in the country selected to lead a $27.3 million international effort to identify the causes of a mysterious and…
December 08, 2014
Case Western Reserve is one of two universities in the country selected to lead a $27.3 million international effort to identify the causes of a mysterious and deadly phenomenon that strikes people with epilepsy without warning. For the past several years, federal health officials have explored…
December 08, 2014
Thirty years of performances to benefit the Cleveland community? That's something to sing about. This weekend, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine will present the 30th annual Doc Opera, a student-run variety show composed of musical…
December 04, 2014
Case Western Reserve scientists developed a new chemical compound that shows extraordinary promise in restoring function lost to spinal cord injury. The compound, which the researchers dubbed intracellular sigma peptide (ISP), allowed paralyzed muscles to activate in more than 80 percent of the…
December 03, 2014
Case Western Reserve scientists have developed a new chemical compound that shows extraordinary promise in restoring function lost to spinal cord injury. The compound, which the researchers dubbed intracellular sigma peptide (ISP), allowed paralyzed muscles to activate in more than 80 percent of…
November 25, 2014
State-of-the-art unified campus will allow students to learn team-based health care together Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic are expanding their health education collaboration to include dental and nursing students on the campus already planned for the institutions’ medical…