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Electric vehicles: Shades of 'green?'
Case Western Reserve researchers show that environmental benefits of electric vehicles vary widely in first state-by-state ranking Exactly how environmentally friendly electric vehicles (EVs) are as alternative to fuel-burning vehicles may actually depend on where you live, according to a new study…
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Should Canada’s health insurance system be a model for the United States?
Most rich democracies provide citizens universal coverage for medical services—but not in the United States, where tens of millions of people remain without health insurance and costs far exceed spending in any other country. Some health care advocates and politicians have argued the U.S. should…
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Ants, acorns and climate change
Case Western Reserve biologists study swift evolutionary changes in acorn-dwelling insects—and what it might mean for other species as climate warms The relatively swift adaptability of tiny, acorn-dwelling ants to warmer environments could help scientists predict how other species might evolve in…
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APP’s Dental Clinic offering patient discounts during “Admitting Days”
APP School of Dental Medicine’s main clinic is offering discounted services to new patients who sign up for a comprehensive care treatment plan during “Admitting Days,” Sept. 17 or 18. Anyone at least 18 years old who has never enrolled as a patient at the dental clinic…
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Melting Arctic ice revamping world’s shipping routes—prompting China’s “Polar Silk Road” and study by CWRU political scientist
Rising temperatures are melting the Arctic ice, opening new shipping routes and prompting world powers to jostle for access and control. In January, China announced intentions to establish a permanent presence in the Arctic—dubbed the “Polar Silk Road”—to dramatically reduce the time needed to…
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Letting PTSD patients choose method of treatment improves their health, quality of life: new research
Drug-using patients with PTSD improved with treatment, but dropped out of therapy more often and showed less improvement in symptoms, data also shows Letting people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) choose between treatment methods improves their quality of life and reduces the disorder’s…
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CWRU law professor Jonathan Adler elected to prestigious American Law Institute
Jonathan H. Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation at APP School of Law, is among 34 newly elected members of the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI). The 90-year-old institute comprises…
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Positive coping strategy in Islam linked with less depression, anxiety from spiritual struggles
Adopting an Islamic concept of coping with spiritual struggles, known as “spiritual jihad,” is associated with post-traumatic growth and virtuous behaviors—and is related to reductions in anxiety and depression, according to a new APP study published in the journal…
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‘Virtual’ energy audits
Researchers at Great Lakes Energy Institute partner with Johnson Controls to begin marketing lower-cost technology to small businesses APP and Johnson Controls Inc. are working together to bring dramatically less expensive energy audits to small- to medium-size…
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Tech takes on cigarette smoking
Case Western Reserve researchers develop system that senses smoking movements, sends motivational text messages, videos to help users quit smoking Researchers at APP are using wearable sensor technology to develop an automatic alert system to help people quit…