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Scientists blend AI, 3D tissue imaging to identify aggressive prostate cancer
Researchers at Case Western Reserve, University of Washington working to gain novel view of cancer, supported by $3.1 million National Institutes of Health grant Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Washington expect to gain valuable new insights into highly…
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Helping the body make more insulin
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher leading development of drug to suppress autoimmunity leading to type 1 diabetes; supported by JDRF A research team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine scientist Parameswaran Ramakrishnan is developing a drug to…
manufacturing
Case Western Reserve University team leads federally funded effort to generate manufacturing technology roadmap
A Case Western Reserve University research team will lead an effort to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and sensing to improve materials and processing in manufacturing, part of a long-term, federally funded strategy to strengthen U.S. innovation and industrial productivity. The U.S.…
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Finding hope in a finite future
Case Western Reserve University religious studies professor, author Timothy Beal’s new book offers ‘palliative hope’ amid climate crisis threatening human extinction Author and Case Western Reserve University religious studies professor Timothy Beal offers humanity a bit of advice amid what many…
brain
How does the brain process heat as pain?
New research finds a signaling pathway involving neurons responsible for how we understand thermal pain The world has changed since 1664, when French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes first claimed the brain was responsible for the sensation of pain. However, a key question remains: How…
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Existing cancer therapy in narrow use shows significant activity against other cancers
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals research team publishes new findings in Nature Cancer A drug used to target IDH1 mutations in select cancers also appears to inhibit the wild-type form of the enzyme, under certain conditions. This feature explains why a large group of…
COVID-19
Breakthrough COVID-19 infections more likely in cancer and Alzheimer’s patients, studies find
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in infections, hospitalizations and deaths are significantly more likely in cancer and Alzheimer’s patients, according to two new studies from researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. People with these diseases are often more…
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Researchers identify possible new target to treat newborns suffering from lack of oxygen or blood flow in the brain
One of the most common causes of disability or death in newborns is a lack of oxygen or blood flow in the brain during labor or delivery. The condition, known as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), can result in severe brain damage, which is why researchers at Case Western Reserve University…
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Researchers find favorable tradeoffs of PSA screening for prostate cancer
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…
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Case Western Reserve University, Lorain County Community College form strategic alliance to fuel Ohio’s emerging semiconductor economy
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…