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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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May 27, 2011
Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found that manipulating a genetic factor that can launch or throttle the body’s defenses can improve survival rates during bacterial infection.
“Currently, our therapies...
May 04, 2011
CLEVELAND - Contrary to what we’ve been told, eliminating or severely limiting fats from the diet may not be beneficial to cardiac function in patients suffering from heart failure, a study at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports. Results from biological model studies conducted...
April 27, 2011
CLEVELAND - Amy R. Sheon, PhD, MPH, has accepted the position of executive director of the Urban Health Initiative at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Amy, who is currently senior policy analyst at Altarum Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will join Case Western Reserve University...
April 26, 2011
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand basic research models for the study of cystic fibrosis (CF).
CF is an inherited disease that c...
April 14, 2011
CLEVELAND - New research from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Kent State University shows that salt intake raises blood pressure because it makes it harder for the cardiovascular system to simultaneously juggle the regulation of blood pressure and body temperature. For decades...
February 10, 2011
CLEVELAND - A three-year, $3 million gift from the Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation will fund research by a pair of Cleveland physicians into HIV and the body’s response in autoimmune diseases.
The award will support the joint efforts of immunologists Leonard Calabrese, DO, of Cleveland Clinic and M...
February 08, 2011
CLEVELAND - Nearly $8 million of federal stimulus funds provided through the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP) is already starting to help hundreds of doctors in northeast Ohio switch to electronic health records. Now, with a greater sense of urgency, the word is going out to providers who ...
January 28, 2011
CLEVELAND - Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober, a researcher from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports.
In a review article publis...
January 21, 2011
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $7.8 million renewal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for the long-term study of manic symptoms in children. The grant from the NIMH, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), funds the conti...
December 28, 2010
CLEVELAND - The Departments of Pharmacology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have been awarded a $10.1 million grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) to research and develop new treatments for diseases of the retina, a leading cause of ...