New link found that connects cell signaling pathway to development of esophageal cancers, Barrett’s syndrome

A team of researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center believe they have identified a cell signaling pathway responsible for the development of esophageal adenocarcinomas, an aggressive...
28-Jul-2022 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Case Western Reserve-led study identifies way to specifically target and block disease-associated white blood cells

Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that helps fight illness and disease by traveling to the body’s infected site to seek and destroy harmful pathogens.
26-Jul-2022 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Holding Russian War Criminals Accountable

Following numerous atrocities in Ukraine, a team of international law experts is offering a proposal for a special court in Ukraine to investigate and prosecute those responsible.
18-Jul-2022 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Corrupted Proteins in Focus: How Shape Gives Rise to Variations of Fatal Brain Disease

New research from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine brings into focus how prions might be formed and how they affect health outcomes.
13-Jul-2022 1:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Case Western Reserve University Alumna’s $3.5 Million Commitment Establishes Professorship and Lab Resources to Psychiatric Discovery and Treatment

CWRU alumna Rebecca Barchas commits $3.5M to establish endowed professorship in translational psychiatry.
12-Jul-2022 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Operating a ‘smart home’ by breath control

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have created a simple prototype device that enables users to control “smart home” technology by changing their breathing patterns. The self-powered unit fits into the nostrils and has the...
12-Jul-2022 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New $3.25M NIH grant to support research in oral manifestations of HIV, including mouth cancer

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will use a $3.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand how HIV impacts the human body, from mouth lesions to oral cancer.
11-Jul-2022 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Helping the Body Make More Insulin

Aresearch team is testing a protein block to suppress specific cells of the body’s immune system contribute to developing type 1 diabetes. If successful, the drug would diminish autoimmunity, preserving the body’s ability to naturally produce...
22-Jun-2022 1:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites