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School of Medicine scientists identify proteins likely to trigger psoriasis
Finding brings scientists closer to developing treatments that target causes of painful, inflammatory skin condition Nicole Ward. Photo by Billy Delfs. ÃÛÌÒAPP scientists have taken a huge leap toward identifying root causes of psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition…
School of Medicine professor recognized for outreach program at John Hay High School
Brian McDermott, assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the School of Medicine, will receive the Dr. Ralph Horwitz Partnership Award from the Board of Trustees at John Hay High School's Cleveland School of Science and Medicine. McDermott received the award in recognition of his…
Student scholarships for Social Network Analysis and Health workshop available
The ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine is accepting scholarship applications from students and trainees for Social Network Analysis and Health, a one-day workshop that will enhance participants’ understanding of social network theory and methods and their application within the…
Case Western Reserve Awarded $3.9 Million for Innovative HIV Research
A researcher at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine has been awarded $3.9 million to determine if the combination of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and drug abuse is a double kick in the gut, leading to organ damage throughout the body. Alan D. Levine, PhD, a professor of…
School of Medicine faculty member receives prestigious award for stem cell research
Still early in his career, Paul Tesar’s continuous string of accomplishments grew even more robust on Jan. 20 when he was named the recipient of the prestigious International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Outstanding Young Investigator Award, the premier international award for young stem…
CWRU researcher on the clock to improve early Ebola detection
Nicole Steinmetz Health care workers must diagnose and isolate Ebola victims at an early stage to have a chance to save them and prevent the virus from spreading. But the most sensitive and quickest diagnostic test produces a small percentage of false negative results that undermine efforts to…
Novel peptide shows promise in penetrating heart attack scar tissue to regenerate cardiac nerves and avert dangerous arrhythmias
Oregon scientists use same peptide supplied by Case Western Reserve scientist that reconnected nerves in spinal cord-injured animals Jerry Silver Case Western Reserve’s chemical compound aimed at restoring spinal cord function may have an additional purpose: stopping potentially fatal…
Coenzyme A plays leading role in nitric oxide function essential to cell metabolism
"Unanticipated" finding could shed light on sources of disease Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center researchers and physicians have discovered that the molecule known as coenzyme A plays a key role in cell metabolism by regulating the actions of nitric oxide. Cell…
Case Western Reserve Scientists Identify Proteins Likely to Trigger Psoriasis
Case Western Reserve scientists have taken a huge leap toward identifying root causes of psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition affecting 125 million people around the world. Of the roughly 50,000 proteins in the human body, researchers have zeroed in on four that appear most likely to…
Coenzyme A Plays Leading Role in Nitric Oxide Function So Essential to Cell Metabolism
Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center researchers and physicians have discovered that the molecule known as coenzyme A plays a key role in cell metabolism by regulating the actions of nitric oxide. Cell metabolism is the ongoing process of chemical transformations…