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Newly Discovered Cell Mechanism Uses Amplified Nitric Oxide to Fight C. Diff
CLEVELAND – Groundbreaking research encompassing Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, has uncovered a natural defense mechanism that is capable of inactivating the toxin that spreads Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, an increasingly…
Case Western Reserve, Carnegie Mellon and Boston University Researchers Take Health Insurance Market's Vital Signs
CLEVELAND - Research published in the August issue of the American EconomicReview finds that small businesses have been overpaying for health insurance. The collaborative research paper "Unhealthy Insurance Markets: Search Frictions and the Cost and Quality of Health Insurance" highlights…
National Center for Regenerative Medicine at CWRU to Host Cleveland Stem Cell Conference, Aug 22-24
CLEVELAND—The National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) at Case Western Reserve University is proud to present "MSC 2011: Innovations in Cell-Based Regenerative Therapies," a three-day forum to highlight transformative breakthroughs in the area of adult stem cell medicine with a focus on how…
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Restores Breathing After Spinal Cord Injury in Rodent Model
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine bridged a spinal cord injury and biologically regenerated lost nerve connections to the diaphragm, restoring breathing in an adult rodent model of spinal cord injury. The work, which restored 80 to more than 100 percent…
What If?
Statistics play out unfinished 1994 MLB season. Could the 1994 Cleveland Indians have brought home that long-awaited World Series title? We'll never know, of course, because the season was cut short by the 232-day baseball strike that left 655 games unplayed and resulted in the first…
Case Western Reserve Researchers Identify HIV-Inhibiting Mechanism
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a long-sought cellular factor that works to inhibit HIV infection of myeloid cells, a subset of white blood cells that display antigens and hence are important for the body’s immune response against…
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Receives $2.5M NIH Grant to Study Intestinal Inflammation
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestives and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study intestinal inflammation. The five-year grant from the institute, which is part of the National Institutes of…
Genetic Factor Controls Health-Harming Inflammation in Obese
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a genetic factor that can regulate obesity-induced inflammation that contributes to chronic health problems. If they learn to control levels of the factor in defense cells called macrophages, "We have a…
New Research Describes Key Function Of Enzyme Involved In RNA Processing
CLEVELAND - Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a cellular mechanism that is critical in maintaining normal cell function. In their work, the researchers led by Eckhard Jankowsky, PhD, researcher and associate professor in the Center for RNA…
Case Western Reserve and Edheads Advance Science Education by Using Clinical Trials
CLEVELAND - - The National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is teaming up with Edheads, a provider of online education tools, to launch web-based education modules about stem cells. The modules, based on real clinical trials, are geared…