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Cleveland research team identifies key driver of age-related cognitive decline
Researchers from University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland VA published preclinical results in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
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August 28, 2024
Robert Salata arrived in Cleveland in the mid-1970s, ready to begin his MD studies at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. It was the start of a decades-long career in Cleveland that would have remarkable impact in understanding and preventing infectious diseases, not only in…
August 23, 2024
The Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology will host the 2024 North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Today's translational research requires data—lots of data—along with analysis rigor and data standards…
August 22, 2024
Join us on Thursday, September 12th, 2024, at Kelvin Smith Library for Generative AI & Information Literacy Day. This event is perfect for educators, researchers, and technologists eager to explore the integration of AI in academia. This event will take place both virtually and in-person in Kelvin…
August 21, 2024
Here's a few things to know about KSL as we begin a new semester! Collections of books, electronic resources, and more!
At Kelvin Smith Library, access thousands of resources, both physical and digital books, e-journals, databases, and multimedia to help you write the best academic papers,…
August 20, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences-based Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Learning Group for its next meeting Wednesday, Aug. 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m. During these meetings, attendees share…
August 20, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the School of Medicine’s enrollment team for a virtual information session on the Biomedical Sciences Training Program (BSTP) Thursday, Aug. 29, from 4 to 5 p.m. The BSTP is an interdisciplinary PhD umbrella program…
August 16, 2024
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…
August 05, 2024
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…
August 02, 2024
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…
August 02, 2024
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…