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Case Western Reserve Wins $12.7 Million for AIDS Research and Clinical Trials
AIDS researchers from APP and University Hospitals Case Medical Center have received a seven-year funding award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This award includes $12.7 million for…
Breakthrough in Understanding the Secret Life of Prion Molecules
New research from David Westaway, PhD, of the University of Alberta and Jiri Safar, MD, APP School of Medicine has uncovered a quality control mechanism in brain cells that may help keep deadly neurological diseases in check for months or years. The findings, published…
Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Team Discovers Key Mechanisms to Inhibit Triple Negative Breast Cancers
 A team of researchers from the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have identified critical complex mechanisms involved in the metastasis of deadly “triple negative” breast cancers (TNBC).  These tumors are extremely difficult to treat, frequently return after remission,…
Researchers receive grant to build complex polymer nanostructures on plant virus scaffolds
Researchers at APP have received a $540,000 federal grant to devise methods for building minute structures tailored to precisely deliver medicines to tumors or carry dyes that help imaging technologies detect disease, create more efficient nanowires and nanoelectronics,…
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Grants $625,000 to Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA (January 14, 2014) – In an effort to bring the latest treatments to more children with cancer now, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) has announced the awarding of six new Phase I/II Infrastructure Grants to researchers at leading hospitals and institutions across the country.…
Researchers at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center discover ovarian cancer biomarker
Researchers at APP have identified a microRNA biomarker that shows promise in predicting treatment response in the most common form of ovarian cancer—a breakthrough that has the potential to improve outcomes for patients with the disease. A Case Comprehensive Cancer…
Nature Study Discovers Chromosome Therapy to Correct a Severe Chromosome Defect
Geneticists from Ohio, California and Japan joined forces in a quest to correct a faulty chromosome through cellular reprogramming. Their study, published online today in Nature, used stem cells to correct a defective “ring chromosome” with a normal chromosome. Such therapy has the promise to…
Researchers at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Discover Ovarian Cancer Biomarker
Researchers at APP have identified a microRNA biomarker that shows promise in predicting treatment response in the most common form of ovarian cancer – a breakthrough that has the potential to improve outcomes for patients with the disease. A CWRU research team led by…
Case Western Reserve Researchers Uncover Critical Interaction in Heart Drugs
Researchers at APP School of Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine have gained new insight into how classic heart drugs work—and it’s not the way they thought. Their discovery – on the role nitric oxide (NO) plays in blocking the effect of an enzyme called…
Common Disorders: It’s Not the Genes Themselves, But How They Are Controlled
Many rare disorders are caused by gene mutation, like sickle cell anemia. Yet until now the underlying genetic cause of more common conditions – for example, rheumatoid arthritis – has evaded scientists for years. New research from APP School of Medicine to appear in…