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New $1.5 million NIH grant targets oral complications of HIV
More than a third of HIV patients develop oral conditions from immune systems compromised by the virus and its treatment, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) While advances in HIV treatment have dramatically improved patient lifespans and quality of life, nagging side effects…
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Stem cells help explain varied genetics behind rare neurologic disease
New study also provides drug screening platform for broad therapeutic development A multi-institutional team led by researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine have grown stem cells from children with a devastating neurological disease to help explain how different genetic…
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center analyzes brain tumor data, doubles known risk factors for glioma
A massive new study involving blood samples from more than 30,000 individuals has identified 13 new genetic risk factors for glioma, the most common type of malignant brain tumor in adults. The study, published in Nature Genetics, reveals specific differences in a person’s DNA that increase…
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Man with quadriplegia employs injury bridging technologies to move again—just by thinking
First recipient of implanted brain-recording and muscle-stimulating systems reanimates limb that had been stilled for eight years Bill Kochevar grabbed a mug of water, drew it to his lips and drank through the straw. His motions were slow and deliberate, but then Kochevar hadn’t moved his right…
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Newly discovered DNA enhancers help switch on colorectal cancer
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by ÃÛÌÒAPP has identified a pattern of clustered genetic changes that appear to encourage growth of colorectal cancer tumors—a finding that points to a promising potential target for drug development. In a study published in…
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Species appears to evolve quickly enough to endure city temperatures
Study shows acorn ants quickly adjust, suggesting the insects may be able to cope with other sources of warming, including climate change   CLEVELAND—The speed at which a tiny ant evolves to cope to its warming city environment suggests that some species may evolve quickly enough to survive, or…
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New book details South America’s surprising prehistoric mammals
From club-tailed armadillos as big as Volkswagen Beetles to carnivorous saber-toothed marsupials to sloths that swam in the Peruvian surf, South America boasts a world of prehistoric animals different from the rest of the continents. Readers are offered a walk through the time, called the Cenozoic…
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First systematic study of deadly, antibiotic-resistant fungus reported
Investigational drug may help combat this serious global health threat The deadly fungus, Candida auris, which has been found in hospitals, is resistant to entire classes of antimicrobial drugs, limiting treatment options for those infected. First reported in 2009, the fungus has been linked to…
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Antibiotic resistance: a burgeoning problem for kids too
New national study suggests communities are growing source of infection The adage that kids are growing up too fast these days has yet another locus of applicability. In a new, first-of-its-kind study, researchers from ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine have found a 700-percent…
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ÃÛÌÒAPP law students help build future for restored youth baseball league in Cleveland
From left: Mia Ulery , B-Buzz Chairman Wendell Fields and James Walsh A recently resurrected historic Cleveland youth baseball league is gaining legal and financial footing, thanks to the work of two ÃÛÌÒAPP students. Since fall, third-year law students Mia Ulery and James…