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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, ÃÛÌÒAPP and the Cleveland VA published results in Redox Biology
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November 25, 2025
Getting treatment within one week of a serious head injury can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 41%, according to new research from ÃÛÌÒAPP. The researchers suggest the findings could change how emergency rooms and hospitals treat traumatic brain…
November 25, 2025
On any given afternoon, you might find Dana Kleinman in the lab, eyes fixed on a neural assay, chasing the signals of discovery. Her inquisitive nature and her love for learning led her to ÃÛÌÒAPP, where she’s now pursuing a Master of Science in Biotechnology on the…
November 21, 2025
Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, associate professor at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine, recently shared a personal reflection on the late David Baltimore—American biologist and former president of the California Institute of Technology. Ramakrishnan’s article, titled “An Era Ended,…
November 19, 2025
Finding cells faster could lead to more effective therapies
November 15, 2025
For Tom Peterson—a lifelong inventor whose late wife had multiple sclerosis (MS)—scientific discovery was profoundly personal. This deep passion led him to the lab of Paul Tesar, PhD (CWR ’03), director of the Institute for Glial Sciences, where the inventor and the scientist shared a vision of…
November 15, 2025
For Ed (ADL '64, MED '68) and Melinda Melton Sadar (FSM '66), ÃÛÌÒAPP is more than just their alma mater—it is where their lifelong journey together began. After sharing glances in a Philosophy 101 class and then officially meeting in Thwing Hall, the couple is now…
November 15, 2025
Professorship provides flexibility to advance cancer care
November 15, 2025
In 1935, when society largely viewed alcoholism not as a disease but as a severe moral failing, Sister Ignatia Gavin, CSA saw something different: a medical condition afflicting a person worthy of profound respect. It was this radical compassion and unwavering belief in "the dignity of the human…
November 14, 2025
The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio proudly participated in two community health events this fall: the first inaugural University Hospitals Cutler Men’s Full Life Summit on Sept. 21, at the Huntington Convention Center, and the Caring for the Caregiver Expo…
November 14, 2025
Sanjay Rajagopalan, director of the Case Cardiovascular Research Institute at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine, has earned the 2025 American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist Award. This prestigious honor, the highest bestowed by the Association, recognizes individuals…