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February 17, 2014
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers' discovery could lead to better treatment outcomes A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine has discovered how the cancer-related protein Bcl-2 signals cancer cells to live longer. The breakthrough emerged when the scientists…
February 17, 2014
Search interface allows for more efficient, faster searches to find information on Internet and hand-held devices Computer scientists at APP have developed a new tool to search and fetch electronic files that saves users time by more quickly identifying and retrieving…
February 14, 2014
In 2010, two APP graduate students launched the Brite Winter festival to celebrate the season. Four years later, the annual free arts and musical event has grown significantly—attracting some 20,000 people last year. And although its founders have since graduated, other…
February 14, 2014
This month, Henry “Hank” Hill appears on Cleveland Magazine’s list of “20 Most Eligible Singles,” alongside a professional hockey player, local celebrities and…his daughter. For perhaps the first time in the magazine’s history, it featured a father-daughter duo (although there was no mention of…
February 13, 2014
APP’s efforts to launch an undergraduate major in data science this fall just got a significant boost from a business leader who knows a great deal about the subject. Bob Herbold, the chief operating officer (COO) of Microsoft during its period of greatest growth, has…
February 12, 2014
APP, in alliance with the Lincoln Electric Co. and a group of business partners, has been selected to lead a project to convert the laser hot-wire welding process developed by Lincoln Electric into a high-output, three-dimensional additive manufacturing process. The…
February 11, 2014
Researchers in the biomedical engineering department at APP have found that epileptic activity can spread through a part of the brain in a new way, suggesting a possible novel target for seizure-blocking medicines. Evidence from a series of experiments and computer…
February 10, 2014
Possible explanation for “withdrawal into self,” a characteristic of the disorder New research from APP and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of children with autism generate more information at rest—a 42 percent increase on average. The study…
February 06, 2014
After more than two years of planning and development, APP’s new research proposal submission and tracking system will be launched fully as of Monday. Dubbed Sparta (Sponsored Programs Application for Research Tracking and Administration), the system is designed to ease…
February 06, 2014
Many individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also experience depression. Researchers at APP found that during PTSD treatments, rapid improvements in depression symptoms are associated with better outcomes. Often while undergoing treatment, those suffering…