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Lineup features storytelling biologist, award-winning authors, education pioneer From a scientist who studied human behavior by living among African baboons, to a pioneer in providing access to college and developing young leaders, to an award-winning author on American history, to the first…

Bottom Line: Scientists have found distinctive portions of genetic material—known as lncRNAs—that help sperm develop. Male mice lacking a particular lncRNA have low sperm count, suggesting lncRNAs could represent novel infertility drug targets. Journal in Which the Study was Published: Biology of…

Nicole Steinmetz, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics in the Division of General Medical Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the holder of the…

The first new national guidelines since 2004 on identifying and treating high blood pressure in children and adolescents (aged 3-18 years old) have been published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which convened a panel of experts to produce the new recommendations. The AAP report,…

New research challenges long-held assumptions about how men and women view their intelligence The notion that young females limit their own progress based on what they believe about their intelligence—called the “bright girl effect”—does not persist into adulthood, according to new research from…

Rodeo Therapeutics receives early funding to develop 15-PGDH Inhibitors as human therapeutics Rodeo Therapeutics, a new drug development company created by two highly regarded Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers, has raised $5.9 million to develop small-molecule drugs…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a method that could make magnetic resonance imaging—MRI—multicolor. Current MRI techniques rely on a single contrast agent injected into a patient’s veins to vivify images. The new method uses two at once, which could…

A new machine-learning program developed by researchers at Case Western Reserve University appears to outperform other methods for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms begin to interfere with everyday living, initial testing shows. More than 5 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s…

New Nature report looks at institutions’ research in patent citations Case Western Reserve University ranks 18th in the world in a new listing of institutions based on their contributions to innovation. The results in Nature Index 2017 Innovation, a supplement to the esteemed multidisciplinary…

New program honors memory of legendary startup investor David Morgenthaler Starting this fall semester, JumpStart and the Morgenthaler family, with Case Western Reserve University trustee and venture capitalist Bob Pavey, will honor the memory of legendary startup investor David Morgenthaler by…