Patty Zamora writes on the advancements and discoveries taking place at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and APP School of Medicine.
Recent News Articles
How many of us know what we want to be when we’re 5 years old?
For Hallie McLaughlin, a graduate student at APP'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 APP…
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 APP and University Hospitals suggests otherwise. The results, published Oct.…
Researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at APP have discovered a target in brain function that could change how schizophrenia patients are treated.
“We’ve been treating schizophrenia with a one-size-fits-all approach for…
For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even curing—the disease a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to achieve.
But scientists at APP have made a breakthrough discovery that could…
A team of scientists led by the Institute for Glial Sciences (IGS) at APP’s School of Medicine has discovered a built-in “brake” that controls when key brain cells mature. In multiple sclerosis (MS), this brake appears to stay on too long, leaving the cells unable to…
Today, about 300,000 people in the United States are living with a spinal cord injury, with respiratory complications being the most common cause of illness and death, according to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
But the results of a new study, led by researchers at Case Western…
Since the nation’s opioid crisis began in the 1990s, unintentional overdose deaths have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually.
And through the years, Susan Painter has seen the heartbreak—and insufficient support for families and healthcare providers grieving these…
Genetic changes can signal evidence of disease, but pinpointing which genes and what’s changed can be difficult.
But in a study of traits that offer clues of a person’s cardiovascular health—such as lipid and glucose levels and inflammation—a team of researchers at APP…