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To our School of Medicine community, In the 41 years that Nathan Berger, MD, provided academic leadership at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals, he, arguably, had the greatest impact on medicine in Cleveland of anyone—creating, evolving, nurturing, advising and championing…

New, groundbreaking research shows that rotation curves of galaxies stay flat indefinitely, corroborating predictions of modified gravity theory as an alternative to dark matter In a breakthrough discovery that challenges the conventional understanding of cosmology, scientists at Case Western…

A whimsical scene in Disney Pixar's highly anticipated sequel, Inside Out 2, might best describe the internal conflict of a typical teenager: The personified, animated emotions inside the main character, Riley Anderson, who’s experiencing a range of new emotions as an adolescent, decide to take a…

For Tiffany Vaughan, there are many pathways for healing hearts.  The rising fourth-year Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine student, who plans to specialize in cardiology, has the opportunity to bring contemporary meaning to the atrocities of Nazi Germany. Through a Fellowship at…

New study finds ‘AMPLON’ method offers faster, more accurate pathogen identification, even in complex DNA sequences A team of researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed a new method for target DNA sequence amplification, testing and analysis. This new…

Case Western Reserve University ranks No. 27 nationally for the number of U.S. Utility Patents awarded to the university and its researchers, according to 2023 data compiled by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The annual rankings, released June 4 by the National Academy of Inventors…

Case Western Reserve University Professor Lisa Huisman-Koops offers research, encouragement for families looking to integrate music into their lives You don’t need to be musically inclined to parent musically. But incorporating music in your family’s daily life can foster deeper connections with…

A new study by researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reveals that the popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are linked to reduced incidence and recurrence of alcohol abuse or dependence. The team’s findings, recently published in the…

Dear faculty, staff and students - On behalf of the CWRU School of Medicine, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Sally MacPhedran, MD as the new Medical Director for the Physician Assistant (PA) program. Dr. MacPhedran, an esteemed OB/GYN physician at MetroHealth, brings to the program a…

Make them ‘smart,’ say researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Law A new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Law seeks to help settle a long-standing debate about how to design incentives to spark economic development in distressed places. It finds that “smart”…