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New study shows how to protect the brain to prevent depression and cognitive impairment caused by whole brain radiotherapy
Research team from University Hospitals, APP and the Cleveland VA published results in Redox Biology
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March 03, 2014
Distinguished University Professor Richard W. Hanson, a world-renowned scientist deeply revered by his students and colleagues, died Friday after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 78. Dubbed by one scientific publication as the “maestro of metabolism,” he achieved remarkable…
February 17, 2014
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers' discovery could lead to better treatment outcomes A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine has discovered how the cancer-related protein Bcl-2 signals cancer cells to live longer. The breakthrough emerged when the scientists…
February 13, 2014
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine has discovered how the cancer-related protein Bcl-2 signals cancer cells to live longer. The breakthrough emerged when the scientists discovered that Bcl-2 alters the level of calcium ions in lymphoma and leukemia cells that are…
February 11, 2014
The Case Western Reserve community is invited to the 2014 Irwin Lepow Medical Student Research Day Feb. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Wolstein Research Building's atrium and auditorium. This year, close to 150 medical and graduate students will present their posters and research. The most…
February 10, 2014
Possible explanation for “withdrawal into self,” a characteristic of the disorder New research from APP and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of children with autism generate more information at rest—a 42 percent increase on average. The study…
February 03, 2014
An expert in medical curriculum development who also participated in the development of a Johns Hopkins University’s medical education building is Case Western Reserve’s new vice dean for medical education. Patricia Thomas, MD, FACP, a nationally recognized educator, author, and physician, assumes…
February 03, 2014
An expert in medical curriculum development who also participated in the development of a Johns Hopkins University’s medical education building is Case Western Reserve’s new vice dean for medical education. Patricia Thomas, a nationally recognized educator, author and physician, assumes her role…
February 03, 2014
Pamela B. Davis, dean of the School of Medicine and the university's senior vice president for medical affairs, was elected chair-elect of the Medical Sciences section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society, is an…
January 31, 2014
Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD, dean and senior vice president for Medical Affairs at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, has been elected chair-elect of the Medical Sciences section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific…
January 31, 2014
New research from APP and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest – a 42% increase on average. The study offers a scientific explanation for the most typical characteristic of autism –…