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Sanjay Rajagopalan, a leading Cleveland cardiovascular physician scientist, has been awarded a $7.5 million federal grant to support research on how the environment affects human health, and especially Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Rajagopalan, the Herman Hellerstein, MD Professor…

Collaboration across Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals continues at one of nation's elite cancer centers The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northeast Ohio's coordinated effort to combat cancer, has earned an additional $12 million from the National…

Agreement Offers Additional Collaboration Opportunities between Organizations and across Northeast Ohio CLEVELAND, February 1, 2021 —Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and University Hospitals (UH) have extended their affiliation through 2031 in an amendment that expands opportunities for…

Case Western Reserve University lab reports 84% accuracy in predicting from initial chest scan which patients will need breathing help; planning website for UH, Cleveland VA physicians to upload scans Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an online tool to help medical…

Case Western Reserve University researchers, in partnership with Brown University, examine vaccine’s effectiveness over time on seniors and their caregivers A new, multi-institutional study led by Case Western Reserve University—in partnership with Brown University—found that COVID-19 antibodies…

Case Western Reserve nurse scientist leads $3.4 million project to help older African American patients access, advocate for better health care for their high blood pressure A nurse scientist at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University is launching a five-year,…

Federal $1.9 million grant to fund new Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training program at Case Western Reserve University More than 100 students at Case Western Reserve University—most of them social workers in training—will learn how to help meet a growing need in communities starved…

CWRU, Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals research team proves successful use of 'anti-obesity' drug in pre-clinical models Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions, including obesity, and can be dangerous as it increases the risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and…

Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and National Institutes of Health open door to new level of detail in study of abnormal proteins that cause untreatable neurodegenerative conditions The highest-ever resolution imaging of an…

Center is one of 31 NIH-funded centers in the nation The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant expected to total $15.4 million to continue funding the Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The new five-year award will support the…