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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
Discovery led by Institute for Glial Sciences at Case Western Reserve University suggests new path to regenerative therapies for MS
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June 17, 2022
Researcher Zheng-Rong Lu was inducted as a fellow of The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) at its annual meeting on June 14 in Phoenix, AZ. The award highlights the overall career and impact an inventor has had in their field and society as a whole.
Lu is the M. Frank Rudy and Margaret Domiter R...
June 17, 2022
Susann Brady-Kalnay, Paul Tesar and Satish Viswanath—were formally inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2022 class of Senior Members at its annual meeting on June 14 in Phoenix, AZ.
The 2022 senior members considered to be among 83 “of the world’s best emerging academic inventors” ...

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June 17, 2022
On behalf of the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, we honor and commemorate Juneteenth, America's second independence day.
Our Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence has created several short videos asking our community and school of m...

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June 17, 2022
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can learn more about the Master of Science in Biomedical & Health Informatics during a virtual information session Sunday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Program Director Mendel Singer will give a presentation and lead a Q&A session on the options th...
June 15, 2022
Dr. Judith Mackall, associate professor and the director of the Device Center is named the inaugural Moll Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine....

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June 14, 2022
New research finds a signaling pathway involving neurons responsible for how we understand thermal pain
The world has changed since 1664, when French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes first claimed the brain was responsible for the sensation of pain.
However, a key question remains: How exa...

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June 14, 2022
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals research team publishes new findings in Nature Cancer
A drug used to target IDH1 mutations in select cancers also appears to inhibit the wild-type form of the enzyme, under certain conditions. This feature explains why a large group of differ...

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June 08, 2022
Second-year medical student Rebekah Russell’s passion for social policy, health policy, health equity and social justice is why she was selected to receive the Graduate/Professional Student Diversity Excellence Award.
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June 07, 2022
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in infections, hospitalizations and deaths are significantly more likely in cancer and Alzheimer’s patients, according to two new studies from researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
People with these diseases are often more susceptib...
June 03, 2022
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to an information session on the Master of Science in Biomedical & Health Informatics today (June 3) from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Program Director Mendel Singer will give a presentation and Q&A about the degree.
Register to attend the...