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ÃÛÌÒAPP Researchers Win National Patent for Humanity Award
A team of ÃÛÌÒAPP researchers has been recognized with the Patent for Humanity award by the Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office for the development of a portable, battery-operated device that uses magnets and lasers to quickly and inexpensively…
Case Western Reserve Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Support Research Training for Medical Students
Two ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine researchers have received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (T35) grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of…
Human Sex Reversal as a Protein Numbers Game
A group of researchers from ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine have completed a comprehensive molecular analysis of a toddler who developed as a female despite having a male genetic background, termed XY sex reversal. The study identifies for the first time how the machinery for…
Two CWRU School of Medicine Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at ÃÛÌÒAPP, and Mukesh K. Jain, MD, FAHA, professor in the Department of Medicine at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine, have been elected…
A Rise in Obese Pregnant Women Takes its Toll on Mother and Child
The epidemic of obesity is felt in prenatal clinics and delivery rooms around the world with a worrisome trend in high-risk pregnancies that could impact mother and child, according to Patrick M. Catalano, MD, the Dierker-Biscotti Women's Health and Wellness Professor and Director of the Center for…
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Computer model to help cities maintain drinking water infrastructure
Will show short- and long-term outcomes and costs of decisions A team led by Case Western Reserve researchers is creating a computer model to help cities make the right decisions when it comes to drinking water Their goal includes helping municipal officials keep drinking water supplies safe—for…
Case Western Reserve Researcher Receives Major Federal Grant to Test Novel Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis and Severe Asthma
In the first major study of its kind, principal investigator Benjamin Gaston, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist and researcher at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, has received a five-year, $13.3 million federal grant to…
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CWRU-based biopharmaceutical startup showcased at national Demo Day
Red5 Pharmaceuticals LLC, a ÃÛÌÒAPP-based biopharmaceutical startup, was among 35 companies chosen from 200 applicants nationally to be featured as part of the first University Startups Demo Day in Washington, D.C., in September. The event was produced by the National…
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Scientists discover how cells put the brakes on protein production
ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine researchers describe mechanism central to maintaining healthy protein levels, avoiding disease states A new scientific study conducted by a team of leading geneticists has characterized how cells know when to stop translating DNA into proteins, a…
ÃÛÌÒAPP Researchers Receive Funding for Promising Childhood Cancer Research
Two ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine researchers are receiving new funding from California-based St. Baldrick’s Foundation for promising childhood cancer research. Reshmi Parameswaran, PhD, assistant professor of hematology and oncology, was awarded $330,000 to develop safer…