research

Researchers identify new therapeutic approach targeting astrocytes, the brain’s most abundant cells

Using technology created at CWRU, Afference is ‘redefining human experiences through artificial sensation’

Funding supports newly published findings showing some medications trigger ‘cell blasters’ to kill cancer

From laboratory spaces to clinical settings and even in villages as far away as Nairobi, Kenya, Case Western Reserve University’s many women in science are breaking boundaries in their fields. But their efforts aren’t only revolutionizing such feats as how we store energy, treat water sources or…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered why a gene that, when mutated, is a common cause of two debilitating brain diseases: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The study found that the protein generated by this mutant…

Learn how careers in social work are making a difference in society! You're invited to join the Mandel School for our 2024 Impact Talk series—four excellent opportunities to be inspired by our faculty and staff and their specializations. The events will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m., with the…

Mark Chupp, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently served as a guest editor on a themed volume on the intersection of community-based research and asset-based community development.  The volume, published in Gateways: International…

A robotic conduit that pulls itself through the ground reduces excavation

Case Western Reserve University is among six institutions nationally to receive a prestigious 2024 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education. The six awardees were chosen from a national pool of applicants representing many graduate medical…

CWRU senior to showcase Asclepii at the prestigious festival’s 15th annual pitch competition