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Significant pockets of concentrated vacancy in Cleveland co-occur with hot spots of lead exposure, violent crime, homicide, weapons violation and aggravated assaults, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University. Seeking to better understand the spillover effects of vacant…

The National Cancer Institute recently awarded a $6 million grant to the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to continue research on Barrett’s Esophagus, a potentially fatal condition caused by long-term acid reflux. Reflux can cause tissue lining…

It may be possible to disrupt harmful blood clots in people at risk for heart attack or stroke without increasing their risk of bleeding, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. The new research out of University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve…

Deep-learning network possible step toward automating biopsy slide analysis A deep-learning computer network developed through research led by Case Western Reserve University was 100 percent accurate in determining whether invasive forms of breast cancer were present in whole biopsy…

Initial testing in animal models holds promise for treating Leber congenital amauroisis and other congenital visual disorders Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed gene-carrying nanoparticles that home in on target cells and prevent vision loss in mice with a human form of…

A diagnostic MRI followed by one of three MRI-guided biopsy strategies is a cost-effective method to detect prostate cancer, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Researchers compared MR-guided…

Bottom Line: Lung cancer tumors were prevented in mice by a novel small molecule that directly activates a tumor suppressor protein. Journal in Which the Study was Published: The Journal of Clinical Investigation Author: Goutham Narla, MD, PhD, Pardee-Gerstacker Professor in Cancer Research,…

Art History’s Erin Benay earns a 2017 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching Erin Benay’s plans to become a museum curator changed the moment she taught her first class as a graduate student at Rutgers University. “That was it—I loved it—and knew it immediately,” said Benay, an assistant…

Robert Bush has multiple sclerosis (MS), which sapped his ability to walk five years ago. Joseph McGlynn suffered a stroke that seriously impaired his left side, also five years ago. Using technology designed by Case Western Reserve University and the Advanced Platform Technology and Functional…

Art history’s Henry Adams shapes legacy of Andrew Wyeth at a pivotal period of reconsideration In the world of painting, rare is the combination of critical acclaim and commercial success. As such, the enormous popularity and prosperity enjoyed by realist Andrew Wyeth led to his very name becoming…