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Andrew Pieper awarded the Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation
When Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD, set out to study the brain, he was drawn by the difficulty of the challenge—and the possibility of making a meaningful difference for patients facing some of medicine’s most devastating conditions. Now, that commitment to transformative research and patient care has…
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June 04, 2026
Case Western Reserve University has been in the vanguard of neural engineering for decades, combining neurosciences and engineering to help people with conditions ranging from neurodegenerative diseases to extensive paralysis.Now, new collaborations are expanding between the School of Medicine’s…
June 01, 2026
A virus that can invade the brain and cause fatal neurological disease has long puzzled scientists because it replicates in a place most viruses avoid: the nucleus of infected cells. For Eric Gibbs, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Pharmacology at the School of Medicine, that mystery…
May 29, 2026
CYP46A1 activation by low dose efavirenz uncovers the link between brain cholesterol metabolism, energetics and vasculature.Researchers at Case Western Reserve University—led by Irina Pikuleva, PhD, the Carl F. Asseff Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences—identified brain processes that…
May 27, 2026
Cancer Center receives $25.5 million grant renewal The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a $25.5 million renewal grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), marking 38 years of continuous NCI funding since the center’s founding in 1987. The grant reaffirms the center’s key role in…
May 27, 2026
Most spinal cord injuries happen in an instant, but the impact—including loss of muscle control, pain, breathing difficulties and depression—can last a lifetime. And no approved treatments can regenerate nerves after the injury or improve on lifelong consequences.That could change. In a recent…
May 27, 2026
Southern states face steepest increases as low-income communities bear greatest burden
May 26, 2026
For decades, evidence has been piling up that links heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity. People with diabetes are twice as likely to experience heart disease or stroke. Being overweight and obese increases the risk of high blood pressure…
May 26, 2026
“Teaching advocacy gives students agency. They learn to identify gaps, translate evidence and pursue solutions that improve care—whether through clinical practice, research or policy.”— Lia Logio, vice dean for medical educationFor Lia Logio, MD, advocacy belongs in medical education—regardless of…
May 26, 2026
Cancer begins when cells break their own proliferation and survival rules. In those moments, they adapt to stress, bypass stop signals and keep dividing—even in environments that should result in their destruction.For more than three decades, J. Alan Diehl, PhD, chair of the Department of…