Families of youth with autism face big barriers to care, gaps in services

New research at Case Western Reserve University found big gaps in services and continued care for children with autism—and their families—as they transition from adolescence to adulthood.
19-Nov-2019 3:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

Building a holographic brain map

A team of researchers using the Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality platform has created what is believed to be the first interactive holographic mapping system, expected to have a wide range of scientific, clinical and educational applications and...
7-Nov-2019 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Microsoft HoloLens meets ‘unicorn of the sea’

“Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend” has been on exhibit at The Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History since 2017 and is due to go on tour of North America in 2020. Museum visitors can view panoramic Arctic landscape images, touch a cast of...
25-Oct-2019 2:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Infectious Diseases Researcher Awarded NIH Contract to Accelerate TB Vaccine Development

CWRU's W. Henry Boom, MD, and a team of collaborators nationally received the first installment of a seven-year contract, totaling $30 million in its first year from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH, to establish...
23-Oct-2019 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

The long road of recovery after spinal cord damage

The U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded researchers from MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University more than $800,000 to study the experiences and needs of veterans and civilians who have suffered spinal cord injuries.
16-Oct-2019 4:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Genetic Data Now Available for Bacteria Central to Crohn’s Disease

Scientists have made genetic data publicly available for bacteria that might be lurking inside the gut walls of patients chronically affected with severe Crohn’s disease. By studying a surgically removed, damaged bowel from a patient,...
7-Oct-2019 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Major NIH Grant Will Support Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease Via Skin Testing

An expert team from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for diagnosing Parkinson's disease via an innovative skin testing approach.
4-Oct-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Research brings new understanding in the war against mosquito-borne diseases

Research at Case Western Reserve University sheds new light on how mosquitoes behave and spread disease, adding to evidence that the insects responsible for millions of deaths per year are much more prolific biters than previously thought.
2-Oct-2019 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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