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When 'nudging' goes too far: $1.6M to support research into ethics of recruiting research participants
In the late-1950s, market researchers inserted subliminal messages into movies, encouraging the audience to “eat popcorn” and “drink Coca-Cola.” It didn’t take long for the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. courts to ban subliminal advertising—messages not consciously perceived by the eye…
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What if some stress actually protects your body?
New Case Western Reserve University study suggests it just might Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it’s generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone’s chasing a…
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Working toward making ‘tissue engineering’ a reality
Case Western Reserve awarded $6.1 million from National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to advance body tissue engineering A team led by tissue-engineering pioneer and Case Western Reserve University biologist Arnold Caplan aims to close the gap between academic promise and…
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Maltz Performing Arts Center's Silver Hall Concert Series features performances from around the world for 2022-23
Schedule includes slate of international programming and roster of returning favorites The world comes to Cleveland for the 2022-23 Silver Hall Concert Series at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Center for Performing Arts at the Temple-Tifereth Israel on the campus of Case Western Reserve…
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National Institutes of Health awards $15.75M to research team led by Case Western Reserve University and Duke University to map vagus nerve—body’s ‘super highway’ for controlling major organ functions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $15.75 million contract to researchers led by Case Western Reserve and Duke universities to accelerate development of therapeutic devices that improve chronic medical conditions. The contract is within the NIH’s Stimulating Peripheral…
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Merck Foundation awards Case Comprehensive Cancer Center 5-year, $2M grant to advance equitable cancer care in Northeast Ohio
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) recently announced it received a $2 million grant through the Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care (the Alliance), an initiative funded by the Merck Foundation (the Foundation) and designed to make cancer care more equitable in the United States by…
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Why women may be more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers identify mechanism in brain tissue that may explain disparity between men and women Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a mechanism in brain tissue that may explain why women are more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s…
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Karamu House CEO to direct Case Western Reserve University theater program’s fall show
Production is the first in a long-term commitment to collaborate The iconic Karamu House is recognized as the oldest active African American theater in the nation. The Department of Theater at Case Western Reserve University is among the first academic theater programs in the country. A year…
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Case Western Reserve University postdoctoral researcher to lead MS study with new career transition fellowship from National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) can control relapses, but don’t stop the disease from progressing—or promote brain repair. But with financial support from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), a postdoctoral researcher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will…
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COVID-19 associated with increase in new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in youth, by as much as 72%
Children who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a new study that analyzed electronic health records of more than 1 million patients ages 18 and younger. In a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers at…