Patty Zamora writes on the advancements and discoveries taking place at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
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A Case Western Reserve University professor has developed an innovative card deck designed to help children manage stress and build emotional resilience in today’s challenging world.
Following the COVID-19 pandemic—and amid ongoing global and societal stressors—Jennifer King, an associate…
About 1 million Americans suffer from Parkinson’s disease, with around 90,000 new cases diagnosed each year, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. The chronic, degenerative brain disorder destroys dopamine-producing cells essential for smooth, coordinated movement.
Current treatments provide…
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a treatment for advanced prostate cancer that could eliminate a side effect so debilitating that patients often refuse the life-saving therapy.
In a study recently published in Molecular Imaging and Biology, the researchers describe…
A study by Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals researchers has overturned long-held assumptions about why more cancer patients don’t enroll in clinical trials that could potentially save their lives.
They found that financial factors—not race or demographics—are the strongest…
Athletes are 2.5 times more likely than the general public to develop nail fungus, according to a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. The condition can disrupt training, change performance and end careers. However, until now, no thorough study has examined how nail fungus…
Getting treatment within one week of a serious head injury can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 41%, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University.
The researchers suggest the findings could change how emergency rooms and hospitals treat traumatic brain…
How many of us know what we want to be when we’re 5 years old?
For Hallie McLaughlin, a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University's Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, it was a no-brainer. She was going to be a social worker, just like her mom. But what…
DNA isn’t just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools used to study DNA need to be just as sophisticated—able to read not only the code itself, but also how it’s arranged in space.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University…
The journey of Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, (MED ’11; GRS ’11, bioethics), from emergency medicine resident to successful entrepreneur began with her desire to fix a daily frustration.
Clayborne saw countless people come to the emergency room (ER) with nosebleeds and sometimes wait hours for treatment…
Many eye banks won’t accept corneas from donors with diabetes, concerned they might be harder to prepare for transplant surgery or are more likely to fail.
But a new study led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals suggests otherwise. The results, published Oct.…