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January 27, 2022
Case Western Reserve University and Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. have signed an exclusive license agreement to advance and commercialize a therapeutic approach discovered by university medical researchers to treat Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD). PMD is a rare childhood degenerative disorder of…
January 26, 2022
A new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine finds those who received the Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine are less likely to experience “breakthrough” COVID-19 cases, compared to recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine. A vaccine breakthrough infection…
January 25, 2022
Case Western Reserve University engineer working with NASA to help spacecrafts better accomplish deep space exploration; final tests set for International Space Station A Case Western Reserve University engineer will lead a team of scientists helping NASA and other agencies plan for the future…
January 24, 2022
Physician and medical anthropologist has dedicated his life to improving healthcare for the world's most in need The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will award Paul Farmer, a physician and medical anthropologist who has dedicated his life…
January 21, 2022
Case Western Reserve University researchers find coping with stress, discrimination by working harder doesn’t pay off—mentally or physically According to late-1800s folklore, Black American railroad worker John Henry endured a contest that would tax his strength enough to kill him. The legend…
January 19, 2022
RoadPrintz Inc., a company co-founded by Case Western Reserve University engineering professor Wyatt Newman, has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award of nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support ongoing research and development of the company’s…
January 18, 2022
Researchers examine food systems in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker, Buckeye-Woodhill and Central neighborhoods Although Cleveland is among the nation’s largest cities for urban agriculture and has one of the oldest food policy coalitions, many Clevelanders struggle to access healthy food items like…
January 13, 2022
Case Western Reserve University-led research team discovers why some cases result in rapid decline and death An international team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has made a significant breakthrough in understanding why Alzheimer’s disease progresses so rapidly in some…
January 13, 2022
National Science Foundation grant funds Case Western Reserve University-led team seeking to modernize industry as key to helping surrounding neighborhoods Case Western Reserve University engineers, computer scientists and social scientists are leading a project to help modernize small- and…
January 12, 2022
Interactive online dashboard goes live, highlighting progress of public-private Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition partnership When Cleveland City Council passed the Lead Safe Cleveland ordinance in 2019—landmark legislation resulting from data showing the toxic heavy metal was poisoning the city’s…