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Insufficient sleep, extreme heat, physical inactivity, healthcare access and low vehicle access linked to higher disease risk

School of Medicine alumna’s gifts advance psychiatry research

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the maximum eight-year term—ensuring that: CWRU students benefit from a nationally recognized, high-quality medical education; and Faculty members…

Getting treatment within one week of a serious head injury can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 41%, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University. The researchers suggest the findings could change how emergency rooms and hospitals treat traumatic brain…

On any given afternoon, you might find Dana Kleinman in the lab, eyes fixed on a neural assay, chasing the signals of discovery. Her inquisitive nature and her love for learning led her to Case Western Reserve University, where she’s now pursuing a Master of Science in Biotechnology on the…

Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, associate professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, recently shared a personal reflection on the late David Baltimore—American biologist and former president of the California Institute of Technology. Ramakrishnan’s article, titled “An Era Ended,…

Finding cells faster could lead to more effective therapies

For Tom Peterson—a lifelong inventor whose late wife had multiple sclerosis (MS)—scientific discovery was profoundly personal. This deep passion led him to the lab of Paul Tesar, PhD (CWR ’03), director of the Institute for Glial Sciences, where the inventor and the scientist shared a vision of…

For Ed (ADL '64, MED '68) and Melinda Melton Sadar (FSM '66), Case Western Reserve University is more than just their alma mater—it is where their lifelong journey together began. After sharing glances in a Philosophy 101 class and then officially meeting in Thwing Hall, the couple is now…

Professorship provides flexibility to advance cancer care