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CWRU School of Medicine’s Akua Abrah earns Fulbright award to combat a common cause of infant mortality in Ghana
It only took an instant for all of Akua Abrah’s career ideas to shift. Peering into the eyes of an infant at an orphanage in Ghana, she tossed aside her aspirations of becoming a veterinarian—inspired by repeated viewings of Eddie Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle. Though she had yet to hear the word …
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November 10, 2011
CLEVELAND - Today the Society for Integrative Oncology highlighted top research findings presented at the Eighth International Conference this week in Cleveland, Ohio, which is co-sponsored by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. More than 80 abstracts will be presented at the annual ...
November 02, 2011
CLEVELAND - Results of the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial published in the Nov. 3, 2011 New England Journal of Medicine, find that the oral medication ivacaftor (VX-770) provides major, sustained improvement in lung function, growth and other signs and symptoms for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The...
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October 24, 2011
Osteoporosis is blamed for backbone fractures. The real culprit could well be our own vertebrae, which evolved to absorb the pounding of upright walking, researchers at Case Western Reserve University say.
Compared to apes, humans have larger, more porous vertebrae encased in a much thinner shell o...
October 19, 2011
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will lead a national study determining if corneas transplanted up to two weeks after donor death work as well as corneas transplanted up to one week after donor death. The National Eye Institute has just awarded a $12.3 mi...
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October 10, 2011
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center are proud to announce the receipt of a highly competitive $5.4 million grant to study genetic determinants of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. This five-year award from the Natio...
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October 05, 2011
Supremely consequential
National Review Online: Jonathan Adler, Johan Verheij Professor of Law, penned an article on the opening of the Supreme Court’s new term, saying it “could be the term of the decade — if not also for many more decades to come.”...
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October 03, 2011
Michael Scharf, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law and director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, has served as a panelist around the world in recent weeks.
First, he was a panelist at the “International Humanitarian Law Dialogs,” an annual conference of internati...
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September 29, 2011
The CWRU Muslim Student Association, Case African Student Association and Pakistani Student Association will host the annual Fast-a-Thon fundraiser dinner Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. in Thwing Ballroom.
Tickets are $2 for individuals fasting and $4 for those choosing not to fast; Middle Eastern and Indian cui...
September 25, 2011
CLEVELAND - Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found a way to rapidly produce pure populations of cells that grow into the protective myelin coating on nerves in mice. Their process opens a door to research and potential treatments for multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy...
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September 23, 2011
To accommodate the increased use of network-capable devices, Information Technology Services (ITS) is allowing students to register up to six devices on the wired, high-speed network. This is an increase from the previous limit of four.
Students may call the ITS Service Desk at 216.368.HELP (4357) ...