Health + Wellness
November 07, 2011
CLEVELAND - APP School of Medicine is honored to announce gifts to establish the inaugural Parker Hannifin – Helen Moss Cancer Research Foundation Professorship in Integrative Oncology. This professorship will establish the School of Medicine and its affiliate hospitals…
November 02, 2011
CLEVELAND - Results of the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial published in the Nov. 3, 2011 New England Journal of Medicine, find that the oral medication ivacaftor (VX-770) provides major, sustained improvement in lung function, growth and other signs and symptoms for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.…
November 01, 2011
Research from APP School of Dental Medicine to study an isolated agent from common oral bacteria may hold the answer as to how human beta defensins (HBDs)—nature’s way of keeping oral microbes from entering the body and wreaking havoc on our health—can be used to create…
October 24, 2011
Osteoporosis is blamed for backbone fractures. The real culprit could well be our own vertebrae, which evolved to absorb the pounding of upright walking, researchers at APP say. Compared to apes, humans have larger, more porous vertebrae encased in a much thinner shell…
October 22, 2011
CLEVELAND - “Say ‘ahhh.’” That is what APP student doctors and nurses will be telling patients with sore throats and other health problems Saturday, Oct. 22, during the grand opening of the Student-Run Free Clinic at The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 12201…
October 19, 2011
CLEVELAND - John Chae, MD, has been elected as a new member to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM), one of the highest national honors in the fields of health and medicine. A noted Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician specializing in stroke rehabilitation, Dr. Chae has…
October 19, 2011
CLEVELAND - Researchers at APP School of Medicine will lead a national study determining if corneas transplanted up to two weeks after donor death work as well as corneas transplanted up to one week after donor death. The National Eye Institute has just awarded a $12.3…
October 13, 2011
CLEVELAND - The APP School of Medicine has received a $25 million commitment to launch an initiative dedicated to transforming community health in greater Cleveland and, ultimately, around the world. During the October 13 public launch of Forward Thinking: The Campaign…
October 10, 2011
CLEVELAND - APP School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center are proud to announce the receipt of a highly competitive $5.4 million grant to study genetic determinants of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. This five-year award from the…
October 03, 2011
By Jeremy Rayl for the SAGES Seminar, Reading and Writing Science An angry glare from the family goldfish might not be the result of a missed meal, but rather a too-humble abode. Fish in a cramped, barren space turn mean, a study from APP has found. Ornamental fishes…