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Case Western Reserve and Edheads Advance Science Education by Using Clinical Trials
CLEVELAND - - The National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine is teaming up with Edheads, a provider of online education tools, to launch web-based education modules about stem cells. The modules, based on real clinical trials, are geared…
Smarter Treatment for Killer Infections
Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine have found that manipulating a genetic factor that can launch or throttle the body’s defenses can improve survival rates during bacterial infection. “Currently, our…
Researchers Identify Genes Linked to Worsening of Cystic Fibrosis
CLEVELAND - A team of international researchers, including ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine, have discovered regions of the genome that affect the severity of the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common lethal genetic disease affecting children in North America. The…
Case Western Reserve Signs 10-Year Research Agreement with Shanghai Zhabei District Health Bureau
CLEVELAND - ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine has signed an unprecedented 10-year research agreement with the Shanghai Zhabei District Health Bureau to study how an increasingly westernized diet and a less active lifestyle are affecting the health of China’s residents. Under terms…
Damaged Hearts Pump Better When Fueled With Fats
CLEVELAND - Contrary to what we’ve been told, eliminating or severely limiting fats from the diet may not be beneficial to cardiac function in patients suffering from heart failure, a study at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine reports. Results from biological model studies…
ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine Establishes First Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Graduate (MS and PhD) Program in Ohio
CLEVELAND - The ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine is pleased to announce its established the first PhD and MS program in Systems Biology and Bioinformatics in the State of Ohio. Based in the School of Medicine, with the Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics as its administrative…
ÃÛÌÒAPP Names New Executive Director for Its Urban Health Initiative
CLEVELAND - Amy R. Sheon, PhD, MPH, has accepted the position of executive director of the Urban Health Initiative at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine. Amy, who is currently senior policy analyst at Altarum Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will join Case Western Reserve…
Case Western Reserve Receives $2.1 M NIH Grant to Expand Cystic Fibrosis Research Models
CLEVELAND - ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand basic research models for the study of cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is an inherited disease that…
ÃÛÌÒAPP Names New Vice President for Medical Development and Vice Dean for External Affairs
CLEVELAND - April 25, 2011 – Carol L. Moss has been appointed vice president for medical development and vice dean for external affairs at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine. Moss, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations at the University of California, San Francisco,…
New Study Identifies Possible Cause of Salt-induced Hypertension
CLEVELAND - New research from ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine and Kent State University shows that salt intake raises blood pressure because it makes it harder for the cardiovascular system to simultaneously juggle the regulation of blood pressure and body temperature. For…