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Data support PSA screening, particularly in Black men, for whom there is a shortage of clinical trial evidence Prostate-cancer screening based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood was introduced—and readily adopted—in the United States around the late 1980s. But this screening me...

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) President Eric W. Kaler and Lorain County Community College (LCCC) President Marcia J. Ballinger on Wednesday announced the two institutions are teaming up to help fuel Northeast Ohio’s emerging semiconductor economy. The partnership builds off more than a de...

Human clinical trials expected to begin later this year Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found that combining two cancer drugs can be effective in treating a specific type of colorectal cancer, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Their...

A decorated Air Force officer, Case Western Reserve University alumna Cheryl E. McRae-Bergeron, DNP (NUR ‘94), has spent a lifetime advancing the critical role of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) in healthcare. Today, through a transformative $5.5 million estate commitment to the Fra...

Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals team identifies receptor that shows how appetite and body weight are regulated Metabolic syndrome increases a person’s risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood s...

Award-winning author to present at university’s fall convocation The Fortunes, wrote book critic Michael Schaub in his 2016 review for NPR, “is a stunning look at what it means to be Chinese, what it means to be American and what it means to be a person navigating the strands of identity, the thing...

Case Western Reserve University biorobotics pioneers Hillel Chiel and Roger Quinn join scientist alum Vickie Webster-Wood from Carnegie Mellon on new project Two Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) biorobotic pioneers are working with a Carnegie Mellon University colleague (and CWRU triple alum)...

Researchers influence white blood cells, called macrophages, to slow or reverse disease progression Cancer researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine say they have successfully suppressed the growth of some solid tumors in research models by manipulating immune cells known as...

Findings support restored memory function by as much as 50% About 11% of the U.S. population 65 and older has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia that results in memory loss and cognitive impairment, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. And the World...

About 5,000 children and teens in the United States are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes each year, and the rate is increasing about 5% annually, putting thousands of children at risk for diabetic kidney disease (DKD). While DKD is still considered relatively rare in children, Katherine Kutney, an as...