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Restoring connection: A focus on spinal cord injuries
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the most recent edition of CWRU Medicine magazine. Learn more about the magazine. As Ron Triolo turned up the nerve stimulator in his lab at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the research trial participant connected to…
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Researchers awarded $1.14M to use artificial intelligence to determine best rectal cancer treatment strategy
With a new four-year, $1.14 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, will use artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the best personalized treatment for veterans with rectal…
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Researchers use artificial intelligence to predict which COVID-19 patients will need a ventilator to breathe
Case Western Reserve University lab reports 84% accuracy in predicting from initial chest scan which patients will need breathing help; planning website for UH, Cleveland VA physicians to upload scans Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an online tool to help medical…
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Artificial intelligence tool for reading MRI scans could transform prostate cancer surgery and treatment
Researchers at the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) at Case Western Reserve University have preliminarily validated an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to predict how likely the disease is to recur following surgical treatment for prostate cancer. The tool,…
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Preventing pressure injuries
Biomedical engineer leads team at Case Western Reserve, Cleveland VA in developing blood test to determine whether patient could get potentially deadly bedsores Pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, are often understood as merely painful or uncomfortable side effects of immobility or limited…
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Adjustable walker from Case Western Reserve and Louis Stokes VA moves closer to market
Product allows users to navigate uneven surfaces, offering promise of greater independence An adjustable walker that allows users to navigate uneven surfaces more easily has moved a step closer to reaching those who need it. After refining the product with innovation and design firm Nottingham…
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I AM HUMAN premiere and panel discussion
The Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center and filmmakers Taryn Southern and Elena Gaby will host the Cleveland premiere and panel discussion of the documentary I AM HUMAN on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the Hanna Theater at Playhouse Square. The evening starts with a red-carpet…
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Tribeca Film Festival documentary debut features BrainGate2 neurotech subject
Research is consortium of Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center I AM HUMAN, a documentary debuting today at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in New…
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Biomedical engineering’s Ronald Triolo given highest honor for VA rehabilitation
Veterans’ Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development (VA RR&D) named Ronald Triolo, professor of biomedical engineering, recipient of the 2019 Paul B. Magnuson Award. It is the highest honor for VA rehabilitation investigators. The award was presented to Triolo in recognition of his…
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Nursing students to help veterans—and vice-versa
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing to train students in out-patient care at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center are working together on a new federally funded…