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Researchers believe pathway is a potential therapeutic target for gastroesophageal cancers Of the roughly 20,000 people in the U.S. diagnosed with esophageal cancer this year, just 4,000 are likely to still be alive in 2027. Such dire data has long driven researchers to try to understand the roots...

Offers potential to transform therapies for prevalent diseases, including diabetic complications, cancer and autoimmune disorders Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that help fight illness and disease by traveling to the body’s infected site to seek and destroy harmful pathogens. Evi Sta...

The School of Medicine is celebrating the careers of David Aron and Joseph Charles LaManna, who are retiring after more than 40 years of service. Learn more about their impact through teaching, mentorship and accomplishments. David C. Aron 42 years Throughout his teaching career at C...

When James Anderson arrived in Cleveland in the 1960s after completing his PhD at Oregon State University, he intended to continue his academic career in chemical research at Case Institute of Technology. But just a few years later, his penchant for biomedicine inspired him to get involved in biomed...

The School of Medicine welcomed 216 new medical students at the annual White Coat ceremony on July 11 at Severance Music Center. At the annual "coating" ceremony, the first-year medical students receive their first white coats, a symbol of the profession which serves as a formal entrance to the medi...

“Brilliant,” “dedicated” and “wonderful” are just a few of the words being used to describe revered Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member Chris G. Dealwis, who passed away unexpectedly last weekend while visiting family in England. As...

Researchers believe imaging could lead to better understanding of what causes fatal prion diseases Prion diseases are incurable, deadly neurological disorders that can affect both humans and animals–including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in people, Bovine Spong...

By the time she was 6, Rebecca Barchas knew she wanted to be a doctor—and not just any kind of doctor: a psychiatrist. Credit her mother, who was reading her adult classics like The Microbe Hunters, along with tales of women in science and medicine. “She opened my eyes to the fascinating workings ...

Supporting everything from teaching and research to operational efforts and more, staff members are key to Case Western Reserve’s success. Each year, the university recognizes exceptional staff members with two awards: the President’s Award for Distinguished Service and the Robin Kramer Volunteer Aw...

Results suggest this highly vulnerable population could be significantly better protected The pandemic has hit nursing home residents especially hard, with a disproportionately large share of COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control a...