A CWRU chemist's software program, a database of known toxic and carcinogenic chemical molecules, can help chemists determine within minutes whether a new chemical presents a liability for cancer, birth defects, side effects, or environmental hazards.
Others suffering from heart disease may one day benefit from research by a CWRU engineer who had open heart surgery and an aortic valve replacement. A former student piqued the professor's interest in how the laser diagnostic techniques he developed to study coal slurries might be applied to blood flow in an artificial heart.
Cleveland is the first major city to publish a city encyclopedia online. The Web resource updates the 1987 "Encyclopedia of Cleveland History," the first encyclopedia produced about a major U.S. city.
Grandparents are primary caregivers for more than 5 percent of U.S. children. A CWRU nursing professor examined health, stress, coping, and social support for grandmothers who are their grandchildren's primary caregiver, versus grandmothers who live with grandchildren but are not responsible for raising them.
A biomedical engineering professor at Case Western Reserve University recently received two major grants to support his research on the electrical activity of the heart to learn more about abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias, which kill more than 400,000 Americans each year.
An anticonvulsant drug may bring significant relief to some of the 1.3 million Americans who have burning mouth syndrome, a chronic, often debilitating condition whose cause remains a medical mystery. A Case Western Reserve University dentistry professor's study of the drug appears in the November issue of "Oral Surgery."
By December 15, a new telescope will go online at Case Western Reserve University as the country's first Earth-bound robotic telescope accessible to the public.
John Glenn, former senator from Ohio, the first American astronaut to orbit the earth, and later the oldest person ever to go into space, will deliver the address at Case Western Reserve University's commencement convocation Sunday, May 16.
A study has found that people usually are more honest, and distort bad news less, when delivering bad news via e-mail than through other methods, such as by telephone or in person.
A new study of the way individuals respond to advertisements shows how advertisers, through careful use of the individuals pictured in their ads as well as other visual cues, can appeal to minorities and non-minorities in the same ad.
The first detailed, systematic analysis of how gene sequences, and the proteins they encode, vary among human beings has taken a major step in identifying myriad gene changes that may cause hypertension.
Twenty-one senior dental students from Case Western Reserve University and four other schools are providing much-needed care at the Pine Ridge, S.D., Indian Reservation.
Unemployed single mothers would prefer to work, but often lack the job skills or child care to do so, according to a study by nurse-researcher at Case Western Reserve University.
A $1.4 million grant will help three medical schools improve the formal teaching of good doctor-patient communication skills, and better incorporate this instruction into clinical work during the third and fourth years of study, when medical students interact daily with patients.
Antioxidants in green tea may prevent and reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study from CWRU's School of Medicine published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
Elderly patients at high risk for poor outcomes after hospital discharge who received comprehensive discharge planning and home follow-up implemented by advanced practice nurses were hospitalized less often, less quickly, and at far less Medicare cost.
A new study by a CWRU nurse researcher has found that relaxation and music, separately or together, significantly reduce a patient's pain following major abdominal surgery. Tested in addition to the usual pain medication, these self-care methods reduced pain more than medication alone.
Metropolitan regions with highly educated workforces fare significantly better in income growth than do regions with fewer educated workers, and the gap between the two is growing wider, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University's Center for Regional Economic Issues.
CWRU researchers have designed a unique method that can remarkably suppress the magnetic fields outside high-tech devices such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. Bucking conventional wisdom, their "supershielding" uses a short and open outside shield which produces the same field supression that an infinitely large shield would.
Cleveland scientists have developed novel genetically engineered mice that exhibit pathological characteristics of Alzheimer's disease. These mice will likely provide new insights into the disease and its treatment. The lack of an accurate animal model for scientific study has been an obstacle to understanding how Alzheimer's disease develops.
Giving children the time, space, and tools to play can help them develop important coping and problem-solving skills, according to a new study which showed that children who played creatively in first and second grades continue to use their imaginations and emotions in their play in fifth and sixth grades.
A $2.62 million grant from the National Science Foundation will enable 28 CWRU graduate students in biology and engineering to help design agile robots with the ability to maneuver over a diverse terrain, and create devices to restore coordinated and balanced movements to individuals with impaired nervous systems.
The fourth annual American Music Masters Conference will focus on the life of legendary saxophonist Louis Jordan. "At the Swing Cat's Ball: Louis Jordan's Rhythm & Blues" will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 9 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Four nationally recognized child development specialists will provide new information for parents and professionals at an October 15 conference at Case Western Reserve University on "Interventions in Infancy Intervention." The event will identify ways to help children develop critical learning skills early.
Case Western Reserve University Discovers Brain Serotonin System Controls Maternal Behavior. School of Medicine findings have potential link to post-partum depression. New research from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine demonstrates the importance of brain serotonin for offspring survival.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded $26 million in funding to participate in The National Children's Study, the National Institutes of Health's comprehensive study on the interaction of genes and the environment on children's health.
Research results from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine show that the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is markedly slowed in new laboratory-engineered mice when they received treatments of retinylamine, a trial drug that has been tested in a medical school lab. AMD is a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 years of age and older.
The Case Western Reserve University Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) has announced the recipients of its 2008 Pilot Project grants. Seven researchers received pilot awards totaling $430,143 from the CTSC to fund early clinical studies in translational science.
A multidisciplinary research team at Case Western Reserve University led by Gary Landreth, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Medicine's Department of Neurosciences, has uncovered a common genetic pathway for a number of birth defects that affect the development of the heart and head. Abnormal development of the jaw, palate, brain and heart are relatively common congenital defects and frequently arise due to genetic errors that affect a key developmental pathway.
Case Western Reserve University law professor Michael Scharf offers a never before seen look at one of the most important and chaotic trials in history in his new book, Enemy of the State: The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein," written with Vanderbilt University's Michael Newton. Enemy of State chronicles the true story of the apprehension, trial and execution of the Iraqi dictator.
NetWellness (www.NetWellness.org), a highly regarded consumer health Web site, premieres a new HIV/AIDS Center. In this new section of the site, consumers will be able to find a comprehensive resource for HIV and AIDS.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine scientist leads comparative analysis of six genomes of Acinetobacter baumannii; First genome sequence to be completed in Cleveland.
In just a few months, five leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime will go on trial before the U.N.-established war crimes Tribunal in Cambodia (known as the ECCC). Case Western Reserve University School of Law's globe-trotting professor Michael Scharf and two of his students recently traveled to Phnom Penh to help the ECCC prepare for the historic "Killing Fields Trials."
Tim Nilsen, Ph.D., a professor at Case Western Reserve University, discovered an unexpected mechanism governing alternative splicing. The new mechanism suggests that curing the more than half of genetic diseases that are caused by mutations in the genetic code that in turn create mistakes in alternative splicing may be considerably more complicated than researchers have previously assumed.
Despite recent widespread media attention given to studies that have indicated one-third of American children have a weight problem, a new study shows just one-third of children who are overweight or obese actually receive that diagnosis by a pediatrician.
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Yale University have made a significant advancement in understanding the cause behind why some pregnant women suffer from inflammations in the inner womb without any signs of an infection. Using gene-cloning techniques, researchers discovered that approximately 60 percent of the bacteria present in women with intra-amniotic inflammations were missed by traditional culture testing "” considered the gold standard for finding bacterial infections.
In the January 8, 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), schistosomiasis expert Charles H. King M.D., Professor of International Health at the Center for Global Health and Diseases at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine concludes global eradication of schistosomiasis is feasible if the current infection control strategy shifts to a proactive, comprehensive elimination strategy.
James W. Kazura, M.D., Professor of International Health and Medicine, and Director, Center for Global Health and Diseases at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been selected to join a group of 25 experts in global health research who will advocate for greater U.S. investment in global health research.
Case Western Reserve University has been awarded a two-year contract for $1.33 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund a pilot project that will expand informatics support for investigators, providing improved collaboration and sharing of information between investigators from multiple disciplines.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, led by Gary Landreth, a professor of neurosciences and neurology at the School of Medicine, have pulled together a number of recent findings that link a common genetic pathway with a number of human syndromes and a newly-recognized genetic form of autism.
For people with diabetes who have a visual impairment, reading the small print on a syringe and getting the right dose can be difficult or impossible. Another method of delivering insulin, popular in Europe and Asia but less so in the United States, is the insulin pen. The fountain pen-like device is a self-contained applicator with 300 units of insulin. What has currently interested NIH/Case Western Reserve postdoctoral fellow Ann Williams in the delivery of insulin is the disclaimer several drug companies have placed on insulin pen devices, warning against use by the visually impaired.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and its Department of Environmental Health Sciences have partnered to establish a Center for Environmental Health and Human Ecology. Museum and School of Medicine leaders recently signed a memorandum of understanding to create the new center.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has been awarded an unrestricted grant along with three individual awards that could total up to $1 million by the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Foundation.
Three Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers were listed in the Top 100 Alzheimer's disease investigators according to a study conducted by Collexis Holdings Inc. published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. The Top 100 list was released in the journal's March edition (Volume 16, Issue 3).
A multidisciplinary team of investigators from Case Western Reserve University, Duke University and University of Massachusetts, Amherst, created an environment where magnetic particles suspended within a specialized liquid solution acted like molecular sheep dogs by nudging free-floating human cells to form chains in response to external magnetic fields.
Qing Yin Zheng, M.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Genetics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been awarded a five year $1.66 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Project Grant Program (R01) to explore the impact of several molecular pathways on inner ear dysfunction in Ushers syndrome.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers are the first to discover a form of synaptic memory in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain that processes the sense of smell.
The new study cautions adoptive parents not to rely solely on vaccination records when gauging their internationally adopted children's immunizations. Researchers examined immunization records in international adoptees and found that the records may not accurately predict if a child is protected from disease "“ even with what appears to be a valid written immunization record, a child may lack immunization.
The Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics and the Case Center for AIDS Research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have a received a $989,108 grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institute of Health (NIH), with the ability to receive a total of $3,007,946 by 2011.
Change the lighting; improve your health. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center and GE Consumer & Industrial have begun testing in a long-term care facility where daylight is not readily available.
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