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Obesity is Shifting Cancer to Young Adults
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has compiled evidence from more than 100 publications to show how obesity increases risk of 13 different cancers in young adults. The meta-analysis describes how obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and…
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Highlighting how digital scholarship can address and solve issues, Kelvin Smith Library to host Freedman Fellows ShowCASE event March 29
New research aimed at reducing the number of sexual assaults—by changing how law enforcement investigates and prosecutes offenders—was made possible by a fellowship from Kelvin Smith Library’s Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship, This project and two others—both in the humanities at Case…
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5 questions with… Allie Mooney, captain of the School of Law's Jessup team
The last time a law school from the United States won a world championship in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition was 2008. The law school was Case Western Reserve University. The current Case Western Reserve team is hoping to repeat that result as the squad heads to…
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Ranked One of the Top 25 Medical Schools in Nation, U.S. News & World Report
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is ranked #25 of all research-oriented medical schools in the nation and #1 in Ohio, according to the annual ranking of graduate schools released today by U.S. News & World Report. “This recognition is testimony to the outstanding quality of our…
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Named #1 Medical School in Ohio by U.S. News & World Report
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been named the #1 medical school in Ohio, according to the annual ranking of graduate schools released today by U.S. News & World Report. The school was also ranked 25thof all research-oriented medical schools nationally.  “This recognition is…
Quintupling Inhaler Medication May Not Prevent Asthma Attacks in Children
Children with mild to moderate asthma do not benefit from a common practice of increasing their inhaled steroids at the first signs of an asthma exacerbation, according to clinical trial results published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers found short-term increases in inhaled…
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Judy’s Hand Pavilion, a sculpture by celebrated artist Tony Tasset, planned for Toby’s Plaza
Among several featured projects of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art’s first citywide exhibition This summer, FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art will unveil its first exhibition of artist commissions and programming in community spaces…
Students Find Their Perfect “Match”
At exactly noon on Friday, March 16, medical students nationwide–including those from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU–learned which hospitals accepted them as resident physicians for the next three to seven…
Artificial Sweetener Splenda Could Intensify Symptoms in Those with Crohn’s Disease
A researcher examines samples in the Digestive Health Research Institute at CWRU School of Medicine. In a study that has implications for humans with inflammatory diseases, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and colleagues have found that, given over a…
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Study: Teaching students that intelligence can grow with effort does little to improve academic performance
Around the country, hundreds of schools have invested in educational programs teaching students that, with effort, they can improve traits such as intelligence and, therefore, improve their grades and test scores. However, these programs, known as “growth mindset interventions,” do not work for…