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As if lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease weren’t enough, there’s more bad news for cigarette smokers. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine found that smoking also weakens the ability for the dental pulp in teeth to fight illness and disease. In other…

Li Li, MD, PhD (left), Monica Webb Hooper, PhD, and Nathan A. Berger, MD (right), received a Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) Planning Grant P20 award to address health disparities. Their research will provide the infrastructure for a new, comprehensive research program at Case…

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…

Menachem Shoham, PhD and colleagues have teamed up in a new study that shows antibiotics are not always necessary to cure sepsis in mice. Biochemists, microbiologists, drug discovery experts and infectious disease doctors have teamed up in a new study that shows antibiotics are not…

Delta Dental Foundation investment marks long-term partnership in the future of academic dentistry at CWRU A new $1 million gift from the Delta Dental Foundation will help furnish Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine with an array of new equipment to better serve…

Research scientists around the world are now able to investigate the structural, cellular, and developmental intricacies of the human brain using bioengineered stem cell-based models called organoids. But the ethics to help guide researchers and regulators lag behind the technological capability to…

Late contemporary artist George Segal’s piece to serve as reminder of social work school’s commitment to build a more just world As part of a gift from the Mildred Andrews Fund to Case Western Reserve University, a sculpture titled “The Homeless” will now have a permanent home in Cleveland. The…

Anant Madabhushi lab to accelerate research in computational imaging, artificial intelligence and precision medicine Anant Madabhushi For the last six years, Anant Madabhushi's lab on the campus of Case Western Reserve University has emerged as a global leader in the detection, diagnosis and…

New state-of-the-art digital grid lab and updated curriculum will prepare students for today’s new energy workforce Siemens and Case Western Reserve University have formed a new academic partnership to provide students with the skills needed to operate and advance the nation’s energy grid. The…

A team of nurses and physicians has received a four-year, $3 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to extend traditional HIV treatment protocols to improve the cardiovascular health of people living with HIV. According to the investigators, people living with HIV are…