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Fatal opioid traffickers targeted by nearly $1 million federal grant
Streamlining investigations and prosecutions of opiate dealers is goal of three-year U.S. Department of Justice-funded research Seeking faster indictments and prosecutions of drug dealers after opioid overdose deaths, Case Western Reserve University researchers will rework protocols followed by…
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Electrical nerve-block research by Case Western Reserve researchers aims at asthma, heart failure
Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University are refining more than 15 years of work on an electrical nerve-block implant, focusing their next step on new applications related to treating asthma and heart failure. Niloy Bhadra The research by Niloy Bhadra, an assistant…
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CWRU-founded Thermalin Inc. gains French partner, new round of funding to discover and develop diabetes therapies
Cleveland-based Theramalin Inc., a privately held company founded by a Case Western Reserve University diabetes researcher, has partnered with Sanofi, a multi-national pharmaceutical firm, in a collaboration that involves $17.5 million in venture-capital financing for new insulin therapies. The…
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CWRU will use Department of Energy grant to drive private investment in energy innovations
Two professors will create a new investment product to manage risk and catalyze funding for promising energy technologies at critical stages With a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), researchers at Case Western Reserve University will develop a new financial product to attract a…
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Case Western Reserve University to dedicate new historic Underground Railroad site marker with free, public celebration
This fall semester, Case Western Reserve University installed a historic Underground Railroad site marker on the southeast corner of Adelbert Road and Euclid Avenue, outside the Allen Memorial Medical Library. To dedicate the newest historic marker on campus and celebrate Case Western Reserve’s…
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Five Case Western Reserve University alumni to receive 2017 Alumni Association Awards
The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University will honor five accomplished alumni for their notable achievements and commitment to the university during this year’s Homecoming Luncheon at noon on Friday, Oct. 6, in the Tinkham Veale University Center. (Visit case.edu/homecoming for more…
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Artificial blood platelets reduce bleeding, break up clots
Case Western Reserve University researcher lands DoD grant Patented artificial blood platelets developed by a Case Western Reserve University researcher, which have already proven to significantly reduce bleeding in mice and pigs, are getting another boost with a $1 million U.S. Department of…
Case Western Reserve University researchers design soft, flexible origami-inspired robot
Envision applications in manufacturing, medicine and space A Case Western Reserve University researcher has turned the origami she enjoyed as a child into a patent-pending soft robot that may one day be used on an assembly line, in surgery or even outer space. Kiju Lee, the Nord Distinguished…
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New Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth System affiliation expands opportunities for dental students, oral-health services for patients
A new affiliation between Case Western Reserve University and The MetroHealth System aligns the university’s School of Dental Medicine with Cleveland’s public hospital system to provide a range of oral health services to the Greater Cleveland community. Additionally, expanded clinical and research…
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MRI contrast agent locates and distinguishes aggressive from slow-growing breast cancer
Case Western Reserve University researchers target tumor protein A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers at Case Western Reserve University not only pinpoints breast cancers at early stages but differentiates between aggressive and slow-growing…