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Game Night Celebrates Hispanic Heritage!
Join KSL's Game Night as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Loteria - a traditional game of chance similar to bingo - on Wednesday, October 5 from 7-9 PM. With help from KSL's student employee, Gracie Carrillo, we'll celebrate with games, prizes, snacks and good company! Learn a little bit…
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Case Western Reserve University postdoctoral researcher to lead MS study with new career transition fellowship from National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) can control relapses, but don’t stop the disease from progressing—or promote brain repair. But with financial support from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), a postdoctoral researcher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will…
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Tune into CWRU content during International Podcast Day
From deep dives into true crime sagas to impassioned conversations about political events, podcasting has opened up a world of opportunities for people to share their opinions and expertise. Such has been the case at Case Western Reserve, where many members of the university community have turned…
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COVID-19 associated with increase in new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in youth, by as much as 72%
Children who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a new study that analyzed electronic health records of more than 1 million patients ages 18 and younger. In a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers at…
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New study reveals mechanism for how disease-spreading prions can jump from one species to another
Finding suggests transmission between species may be possible In a new study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified the structure of protein fibrils linked to a hereditary form of human prion disease.   This insight, they say, reveals the mechanism…
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What if some stress actually protects your body?
New Case Western Reserve University study suggests it just might Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it’s generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone’s chasing a…
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$2.1M committed to CWRU to study community-led equitable access to fresh and nutritious foods in Greater Cleveland
There are many initiatives that work to address nutrition inequality; however, these programs are often not coordinated with other aspects of the local food system. The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is awarding an additional $1 million grant to Case Western Reserve University…
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PRIME information session
Join Anthony Saar, director of the Post-baccalaureate Readiness Instruction for bioMedical Education (PRIME) program for a Q&A session to learn more about PRIME Thursday, Sept. 29, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Saar will share information about the two popular tracks for students to complete…
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New CWRU undergraduate, graduate programs launch
Case School of Engineering program becomes first of its kind to be accredited in the U.S. With a new academic year comes new program offerings at Case Western Reserve University—and in the case of the university’s engineering school, new accomplishments on a national stage. Case School of…
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Researchers publish article on method to control COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 4 million deaths and effective methods to control CoV-2 infection, in addition to vaccines, are needed. A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University designed a trimeric version of the receptor-binding domain (tRBD) of the Cov-2 virus and show…