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Researchers awarded $2.8M federal grant to study potential treatment of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
More than 3,400 sudden unexpected infant deaths are reported annually in the United States, making it the country’s biggest cause of death of infants from 1 month to 1 year old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Most of these deaths are classified as Sudden…
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Science Cafe: “Rural Health”
The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio will host a Science Cafe event on the topic of “Rural Health” Thursday, Aug. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Fredrick Schumacher, associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences and…
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Medicine’s Xiaofeng Zhu leads research published in Nature Communications
Xiaofeng Zhu, professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, led research published in Nature Communications titled “An approach to identify gene-environment interactions and reveal new biological insight in complex traits.” These latest…
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Research team publishes article on research in PRX Life
The challenge of resistance in modern medicine spans from infectious diseases to cancers, with mutations often carrying fitness costs in the absence of treatment. Despite expectations of extinction through purifying selection, preexisting resistance persists, evident in drug-resistant malaria and…
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Meet some of the students presenting their research at Summer Intersections
If you’re looking to be inspired by the incredible work happening at Case Western Reserve University and in the local Cleveland area, you need not look far. Tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 1), more than 110 presenters from various universities, colleges and high schools will present at Summer…
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New study shows popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs associated with lower risk for tobacco-use disorder
A new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reveals popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs are linked to a lower risk for tobacco-use disorder (TUD) in smokers with type 2 diabetes, compared with seven other anti-diabetes medications. The team’s findings,…
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Beyond the podium: CWRU faculty members share insights on the Olympics
Today, along the Seine River and under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, the official opening of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will bring the world’s best athletes together. Competitors in a wide range of sports—from archery to wrestling—will set their sights on a gold medal and celebrate their…
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Medicine’s Joel Sax, Christopher McFarland and Bryan Carroll highlight the limitations of a specific commercially available clinical genetic test in dermatology 
Earlier this year, Department of Genetics professor Joel Sax, along with Christopher McFarland, assistant professor at the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, and Bryan Carroll, associate professor for the Department of Dermatology, published an article titled “Limitations of the…
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U.S. News lists CWRU among ‘tier 1’ medical schools
Case Western Reserve one of 16 best medical schools for research Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is among the country’s top medical schools for research, according to the annual listing from U.S. News & World Report. For its 2025 ratings, the publication drastically…
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Postdoctoral scholar Charlems Alvarez Jimenez selected for PhRMA Foundation fellowship
Charlems Alvarez Jimenez, a postdoctoral scholar at Case Western Reserve University, was recently selected for the PhRMA Foundation’s 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award in Translational Medicine. This prestigious award will support Alvarez Jimenez’s research in rectal cancer. Approximately…