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Historic collaboration wins support to launch statewide clinical trials
Case Western Reserve’s School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to speed the progress of promising medications to patients—all by encouraging collaboration among Ohio’s health leaders. Thanks to a nearly $2 million investment from the State of the Ohio, more than a half dozen schools and…
Colleen Croniger’s teaching style honored with Diekhoff award
Students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine know that even in nutrition courses, there’s always room for sweets. That’s because, in Colleen Croniger’s relatable, interactive teaching style, Halloween candy is the springboard to a broader discussion on biochemical pathways. She…
Research spinoff ReXceptor receives exclusive license for Alzheimer’s treatment
Case Western Reserve’s Technology Transfer Office has granted an exclusive license of a novel Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) treatment strategy to spinoff company ReXceptor Inc., which plans to initiate early-stage human clinical trials of the medication within the next few months. Gary Landreth, the…
CWRU scientists find way to detect autism from brain activity
Measure of brains’ functional connectivity and background noise shows significant differences Neuroscientists from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have developed an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in…
Detecting Autism From Brain Activity
CLEVELAND - Neuroscientists from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have developed an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in children. Their findings appear today in the online journal PLOS ONE. The researchers…
Researchers morph ordinary skin cells into functional brain cells
Scientists at CWRU School of Medicine discover new technique that holds promise for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in…
Ordinary Skin Cells Morphed into Functional Brain Cells
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders. This discovery appears today in the…
Case Western Reserve awarded $1.9 million grant for psoriasis research
Grant to support investigation of possible new treatments A dermatology researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has secured a five-year, $1.9 million federal grant to explore whether a specific molecule may play a pivotal role in the development and progression of…
Case Western Reserve Awarded $1.9M Grant for Psoriasis Research
CLEVELAND - A dermatology researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has secured a five-year, $1.9 million federal grant to explore whether a specific molecule may play a pivotal role in the development and progression of psoriasis. Nicole Ward, PhD, assistant professor of…
Take part in School of Medicine’s Mini Med School: medical school for ”the rest of us”
Members of the campus community are encouraged to attend the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Mini Med School to enhance professional and personal development. Mini Med School is medical school “for the rest of us”—those not seeking a medical degree but with an interest in…