Research Impact
June 14, 2020
Case Western Reserve's Christine Duval selected to accelerate work on purifying radioactive isotopes, used in diagnostic imaging, cancer treatment A APP chemical engineer who is pioneering a faster and more sustainable means for increasing the national supply of…
June 10, 2020
Study underscores importance of treating patients early to reduce likelihood of lasting bone damage A team led by APP School of Medicine researchers has made two major discoveries involving psoriasis, a chronic and debilitating skin disease with no known cure. The…
June 03, 2020
Haima Therapeutics has executed an exclusive license agreement with APP to research, develop and market artificial platelet technologies to treat patients with various bleeding disorders. The core technologies were developed in the laboratory of Professor Anirban Sen…
June 01, 2020
APP researchers team up with Cleveland Clinic to track how coronavirus spreads, where strains originate A team of Cleveland Clinic and APP researchers is analyzing COVID-19 patient data to better understand how the virus spreads and where…
June 01, 2020
Case Western Reserve researcher works to remove contaminants from animal waste to protect environment, human health and from farm runoff, to slow Lake Erie algal blooms Growing season in Ohio’s farmlands means two things, said researcher Huichun (Judy) Zhang: renewing the battle against vast…
May 27, 2020
Scientists have identified binding pocket for molecules that can stabilize key braking mechanism in cancer—opening door to development of drugs that target it A team of scientists led by the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has identified the…
May 22, 2020
Case Western Reserve study finds ‘universal pre-kindergarten’ prepares students for academic success
In partnership with Cuyahoga County, researchers learn that students perform better on proficiency tests, kindergarten readiness assessments Children who participate in high-quality “universal pre-kindergarten” (UPK) programs are better off—both academically and socially—than their peers who…
May 01, 2020
In preliminary results, researchers found that 86% of respondents experienced at least one trauma symptom, 94% reported grief The COVID-19 pandemic could inflict long-lasting emotional trauma on an unprecedented global scale, leaving millions grappling with debilitating psychological disorders,…
April 27, 2020
APP lab using digital images of chest scans from coronavirus patients from Wuhan, China, to teach its computers to triage patients Researchers at the APP lab, which has become a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven precision…
April 27, 2020
APP assistant professor seeks to improve effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation by measuring unknown role of human effort Although functional electrical stimulation (FES) devices have become commonplace in the last few decades, helping people recover muscle…