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Case Western Reserve researcher awarded neuroscience “Big Data” grant
Funding will help researchers gather and share data, leading to better treatments A Midwest Big Data consortium including APP School of Medicine researcher Satya Sahoo has won more than $1 million in federal funding to advance neuroscience research. Sharing and using…
Scientists Develop Computer Models to Predict Cancer Cell Network Activity
A multi-institution academic-industrial partnership of researchers led by APP School of Medicine has developed a new method to broadly assess cell communication networks and identify disease-specific network anomalies. The computer-based method, called InFlo, was…
Two Case Western Reserve Researchers Receive Vision Grants from Global Eye Bank Organization
Two APP School of Medicine researchers have received grants totaling $40,000 from Ann Arbor-based Eversight, a global nonprofit network of eye banks. APP projects are aimed at helping glaucoma patients and those with Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy. Eversight…
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Scientists Develop Computer Models to Predict Cancer Cell Network Activity
A multi-institution academic-industrial partnership of researchers led by APP School of Medicine has developed a new method to broadly assess cell communication networks and identify disease-specific network anomalies. The computer-based method, called InFlo, was…
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Guest Commentary: Megan Kilbane, MBA, Assistant Dean for Oncology 2016 has been described as the year of 216, and it would be hard for anyone to argue that it is not truly the year for Cleveland to shine.  From the Cavs to the Monsters and soon to be the Indians, we are grabbing championships left…
First of its Kind Comprehensive Assessment of Malaria in Madagascar Paves Way for National Strategic Plan for its Eradication
Researchers at the Center for Global Health & Diseases at APP School of Medicine, and international colleagues, have provided the first of its kind comprehensive assessment of the current status of malaria in Madagascar, laying the groundwork for the 2018-2022 national…
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Warmth under climate change has cascading effect, destabilizing forest ant communities, new study finds
Adding warmth predicted in climate-change models destabilized forest ant communities east of the Appalachian Mountains, a possible harbinger of disruption to the broader ecosystem, researchers, led by a APP biologist, have found. The five-year study in the Harvard…
American Evaluation Association's 2016 Conference
Poverty Center researchers Dr. Robert Fischer and Dr. Elizabeth Anthony will be presenting at the American Evaluation Association’s 2016 conference on October 28 and 29, 2016. Rob Fischer, co-director of the Poverty Center, is presenting on “Evaluating Social Impact Financing in Human Services” on…
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New understanding of neural language gives amputees ability to discern light touch to intense pressure
Electrical stimulation mimics natural touch, enabling amputees to feel a range of intensity that allows them to hold a child's hand, precisely operate machinery and more Walking through a busy store, Keith Vonderhuevel confidently held his 5-year-old granddaughter’s hand with his prosthetic…
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Prosthesis research to help TBI and stroke patients receives $1.65 million in Department of Defense funding
Researchers from APP and University of Kansas have received a $1.65 million Department of Defense grant to continue developing a neural prosthesis aimed at helping those who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke to regain motor function. The prosthesis,…