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October 22, 2020
Researchers uncover surprising dark side to the body’s normally protective low oxygen response system Brain cell dysfunction in low oxygen is, surprisingly, caused by the very same responder system that is intended to be protective, according to a new published study by a team of researchers at…
October 21, 2020
Case Western Reserve University researchers examine implications for lead-safe housing in Cleveland through lens of rental properties and their landlords More than 103,000 rental units spread across Cleveland proper are potentially vulnerable to lead contamination because they were built before…
October 19, 2020
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine seek to optimize emerging methods of diagnosing two common neurodegenerative diseases—dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia—that affect 1.4 million in the United States With a $5.5 million, five-year award from…
October 15, 2020
Scientist at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing leads work to identify biomarkers in blood, revealing often-missed minor strokes. An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University have uncovered a new suite of human blood…
October 13, 2020
Martin Nweeia of Case Western Reserve University forms international research team to study coronavirus susceptibility of arctic whale While most of the global effort to contain COVID-19 focuses on its continuing human cost, a team of researchers has formed to focus on protecting the next…
October 13, 2020
Case Western Reserve, collaborators study carbonate melts dispersed in the Earth’s mantle; findings could illuminate long-term carbon exchanges New geologic findings about the makeup of the Earth’s mantle are helping scientists better understand long-term climate stability and even how seismic…
October 12, 2020
The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will postpone their annual Inamori Ethics Prize events until 2021, and during the 2020-21 academic year, will instead provide space for a continuing conversation, examination and introspection on a topic…
October 08, 2020
Case Western Reserve team working toward first augmented-reality heart catheterization, ablation while patient is inside an MRI Case Western Reserve University scientists are working toward performing heart catheterization and cardiac ablation with a micro robotic device, controlled by a doctor…
October 06, 2020
Case Western Reserve University’s Think Forum lecture series will present a free virtual lecture this fall examining African American women’s pursuit of political power. For the Oct. 22 event, Think Forum is partnering with Case Western Reserve University History Associates and the Department of…
October 05, 2020
One of every 100 American children will die from firearms if current death rates continue; one of every 70 will die from overdoses A new study published in The American Journal of Medicine calculates the lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the United States. The lifetime…