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Possible Alzheimer’s breakthrough suggested
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers say newly found protein is bio-marker for disease; suggest suppression of ‘aggregatin’ could lead to future treatments to slow Alzheimer’s progression Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine say they have…
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2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife
200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale spurs international celebration; Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing leads Northeast Ohio commemoration The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is collaborating with nurses in academic and clinical centers across Northeast Ohio to mark…
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$1M, two-year grant from Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust to advance CWRU research on therapies for Huntington’s disease
A $1 million, two-year grant from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust will allow researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to further their work on developing drugs to treat Huntington’s disease (HD) and other neurological disorders. Xin Qi, an…
Four School of Medicine employees honored with Staff Awards for 2019 - 2019
As we begin the year 2020 at the School of Medicine, we are very pleased to congratulate four employees who were honored with Staff Awards for 2018 - 2019. These awards celebrate those who not only have consistently performed their duties in an outstanding manner, but regularly operate with an…
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Troubleshooting Titan: bubbles, submarines and cryogenic seas
Case Western Reserve and NASA Glenn scientists aim to keep effervescence from obstructing scientific equipment on spacecraft in frigid seas of Saturn’s largest moon If scientists someday send a spacecraft to the surface of Titan, the largest moon orbiting Saturn, it could very well be a small…
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CRISPR: More than just for gene editing?
Case Western Reserve researcher finds new use for revolutionary gene-splicing tool; electrochemical platform could lead to blood test for HPV, parvo or others The gene-editing tool CRISPR has been heralded as a scientific miracle destined to eradicate diseases from sickle-cell anemia to cancer,…
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Study: Reduce crime by focusing efforts on rapists
Rape-kit testing shows that rapists also commit other serious, invasive crimes, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University Larry McGowan is a sexual-assault offender, identified through the DNA testing of thousands of rape kits in Cleveland. He’s been linked to raping six…
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CES 2020: Case Western Reserve set for seventh year in Vegas
From password protection entrepreneur to an Alexa hackathon champion, teams sponsored by university and LaunchNet programs are ready to demo From “tricked-out” robots to augmented and virtual reality to sound-warping software, the entrepreneurial and inventive best from Case Western Reserve…
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Case Western Reserve researchers to lead Northeast Ohio initiative to prevent, detect and treat lung cancer in underserved communities
Supported with three-year, $2.75M grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation With a $2.75 million, three-year grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) Foundation, researchers from Case Western Reserve University will lead a community-wide initiative to create and apply innovative methods to…
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Saving energy, saving money, helping the environment and training future engineers
U.S. Department of Energy awards newest ‘Industrial Assessment Center’ to Case Western Reserve University, covering parts of Ohio, Michigan and Western Pennsylvania Case Western Reserve University will soon offer free energy-efficiency assessments to qualifying manufacturing companies and water…