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CWRU researchers help Air Force think small—as in bug size
Flies and moths can hover, maneuver and fly to a target through a moonless night better than any manmade aircraft. Biologists at APP are helping the U.S. Air Force to understand how. The military wants to build flying machines no bigger than the size of a large moth for…
What We Really Talk About When We Talk About Food
Confronted by a irate patient? What to do? “Challenge yourself to find something about him or her that you can authentically praise” suggests Cancer Center member Dr. Timothy Gilligan, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Co-Director, Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication at Cleveland…
Gender Equality at the Case CCC
Guest Author: Ruth Keri, PhD This past month, Gary Gilliland, Director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, penned a commentary for the Association of American Cancer Institutes, emphasizing the need for women and other underrepresented groups in science and describing his goals for…
National Eye Institute awards Case Western Reserve up to $3.3 million to develop two-photon ophthalmoscope
Imagine an instrument that peers deep inside the eye and sees how well the retina’s cells function. Such advanced technology would provide unprecedented options for early detection of disease – not only of the eye, but other organs as well. Case Western Reserve Professor Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD,…
Biomedical engineering's Nicole Steinmetz awarded NSF CAREER grant
A APP researcher has won a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to create tiny sensors capable of detecting insecticides in Lake Erie or determining subtypes of human cancers. Nicole Steinmetz, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and Mt. Sinai…
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Think Cultural Health
From: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Think Cultural Health (TCH) Think Cultural Health (TCH), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, is dedicated to advancing health equity at every point of contact. With growing concerns about…
Breakthrough provides new hope for more effective treatments for patients with HER2+ breast cancer
Scientists identify key genes and molecules that spur aggressive activity Ahmad Khalil Ahmad M. Khalil knew the odds were against him—as in thousands upon thousands to one. Yet he and his team never wavered from their quest to identify the parts of the body responsible for revving up one of the…
Molecular and functional basis established for nitric oxide joining oxygen and carbon dioxide in respiratory cycle
Discovery could lead to treatment focus on red blood cell dysfunction in cardiovascular diseases and blood disorders Jonathan Stamler Professor Jonathan Stamler’s latest findings regarding nitric oxide have the potential to reshape fundamentally the way we think about the respiratory system—and…
Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic Collaborate with Microsoft on ‘Earth-­Shattering’ Mixed-­Reality Technology for Education
APP Radiology Professor Mark Griswold knew his world had changed the moment he first used a prototype of Microsoft’s HoloLens headset. Two months later, one of the university’s medical students illustrated exactly why. “There’s the aortic valve,” Satyam Ghodasara…
Researchers create first metal-free catalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries
Researchers from APP and the University of North Texas have made what they believe is the first metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst that performs as well or better than most metal and metal oxide electrodes in zinc-air batteries. Zinc-air batteries are expected to…