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Within four hours of a traumatic experience, certain physiological markers—namely, sweating—are higher in people who go on to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study by a researcher at Case Western Reserve University and other institutions. Around 90% of people who…

Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a Cleveland company based on the research findings of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has entered into a strategic partnership with Genentech to develop new therapeutic drugs to repair damaged myelin insulation on nerve…

Mothers of young children with autism who focus on improving the quality of their own relationship skills—as opposed to teaching developmental skills to their children—experience dramatic improvements in their level of parenting stress and depression. That’s according to a new research study…

Government practice of revoking citizenship threatens due process guaranteed by the Constitution, according to law journal Imagine that, one minute, you’re a naturalized United States citizen, and the next you’re not. What’s worse, naturalized citizens may not realize their citizenship has been…

Patients could someday benefit from Case Western Reserve University nursing study The increased use of medical helicopters over the last half-century has saved countless lives by quickly getting patients from trauma to the emergency room (ER) within the so-called “golden hour.” But a growing…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve prevent seizures in 90% of non-human subjects with low-frequency stimulation of axons in brain Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have successfully prevented epileptic seizures in animal models by preemptively directing a low-frequency stimulus to…

Case Western Reserve researcher suggests social workers need to play a bigger role in skilled-nursing facilities as baby boomers age America is expected to become a “majority-minority” nation by 2045, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By 2030 alone, racial and ethnic minorities are expected to…

New research urges more rigorous standards when diagnosing Not all burning mouths are the result of a medical condition known as “burning mouth syndrome” (BMS) and physicians and researchers need better standards for an appropriate diagnosis, according to new research at the School of…

Case Western Reserve University is listed 17th—up from 43rd last year—in the “Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018” rankings compiled by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). The rankings, which highlight the…

Case Western Reserve University researcher studies sediment in Colorado streams; helps to understand dynamics of rivers like Cuyahoga Studying the sediment of a mountain river can reveal thousands of years or more of a waterway’s history, including new threats from more frequent wildfires and…