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First atomic-level imaging of lethal prions provides sharpened focus for potential treatments
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…
PhD students receive white coats in "Seeds of Discovery" celebration
Eric B. Photography The School of Medicine welcomed the incoming class of PhD students beginning their biomedical research career at the annual “Seeds of Discovery” White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 20. Interim Dean Stan Gerson stressed the importance of donning the white coat as a…
National Institute on Aging awards $15.4 million to continue support for Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
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…
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National Institute on Aging awards $15.4 million to continue support for Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
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…
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Early-warning system for sepsis shown to improve survival rates and cut hospital stays, new study finds
Emergency room patients who were flagged by an artificial-intelligence algorithm for possibly having sepsis received antibiotics sooner and had better outcomes, according to a peer-reviewed study conducted by physician-researchers at Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth. Their findings…
Cardiovascular researcher Mukesh Jain named Distinguished University Professor
Mukesh Jain, the Ellery Sedgwick Chair and Distinguished Scientist in the Department of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, is internationally recognized for his discovery of the role of a family of factors termed Kruppel-like factors (KLFs)—DNA-binding proteins that regulate a host of…
Early-warning system for sepsis shown to improve survival rates and cut hospital stays, new study finds
Emergency room patients who were flagged by an artificial-intelligence algorithm for possibly having sepsis received antibiotics sooner and had better outcomes, according to a peer-reviewed study conducted by physician-researchers at Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth. Their findings…
manufacturing
New $3 million National Science Foundation center aims to connect materials data science research to industry
Case Western Reserve, University of Pittsburgh launch MDS-Rely Center to make industrial materials more reliable and develop skilled manufacturing workforce   Case Western Reserve University and the University of Pittsburgh will launch a joint center this fall that uses cutting edge data-science…
School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic researchers awarded grant
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic have received a $1.77 million grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health. The principal investigators for the three-year grant include Marsha Michie, assistant…
New study finds therapeutic treatment option for metabolic syndrome, obesity
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…