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New Nature report looks at institutions’ research in patent citations Case Western Reserve University ranks 18th in the world in a new listing of institutions based on their contributions to innovation. The results in Nature Index 2017 Innovation, a supplement to the esteemed multidisciplinary jour...

Results show high doses of vitamin D reduce swelling, inflammation High doses of vitamin D taken one hour after sunburn significantly reduce skin redness, swelling, and inflammation, according to a double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial out of Case Western Reserve University School of Med...

Beginning July 3, the Case Western Reserve University Institutional Review Board (CWRU IRB) will expand its scope to accept protocols that are biomedical in nature, in addition to social, behavioral and educational research protocols. Studies that take place at CWRU affiliate hospitals and/or involv...

Michaela Cooley, a senior studying biomedical engineering, won the Student Research Award from Society for Biomaterials Drug Delivery Special Interest Group. Cooley has conducted research in the Bio-inspired Engineering for Advanced Therapies Laboratory for 2 1/2 years under the guidance of Anirban...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) provides a key source of funding for some Case Western Reserve University researchers. Honorary chair of CWRU’s 2017 Relay for Life Johnie Rose, assistant professor of family medicine and community health, is among Case Western Reserve’s American Cancer Society-fun...

Jessica Yang, a senior majoring in biochemistry and psychology, recently had an article published in Skin Appendage Disorders. Her article, titled “Bullying and Quality of Life in Pediatric Alopecia Areata,” detailed her research on pediatric alopecia areata (hair loss). She conducted this research...

As an integral part of the fabric that defines Case Western Reserve, university-based research continues to result in groundbreaking discoveries in everything from law to management to medicine and beyond. Each year, the university community celebrates the many scholarly pursuits of students, facul...

Case Western Reserve’s annual celebration of research and scholarship will fill the Veale Convocation Center Friday, kicking off exactly 24 hours before science supporters come together on Public Square. Organizers of the university’s Research ShowCASE and Intersections event and the March for Scie...

The Center for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Research seeks novel pilot projects in human SUDEP Research that will address the goal of understanding its pathophysiology. In collaboration with the Center for SUDEP Research (CSR), the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CT...

The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) Research Ethics Symposium will be held Friday, April 7, from 2 to 5:45 p.m. in Biomedical Research Building, Room 105. This event will explore important ethical issues that may impact biomedical science, clinical investigators and institut...