Chemotherapy or not?

Case Western Reserve University researchers and partners, including a collaborator at Cleveland Clinic, are pushing the boundaries of how “smart” diagnostic-imaging machines identify cancers—and uncovering clues outside the tumor to tell...
24-Apr-2019 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Pig Experiment Raises Ethical Questions Around Brain Damage

The brain is more resilient than previously thought. In a groundbreaking experiment published in this week’s issue of Nature, neuroscientists created an artificial circulation system that successfully restored some functions and structures in...
18-Apr-2019 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Robots reading our feelings in real-time

The latest social robots can "read" our emotions in real-time, setting up applications in health care, particularly mental health.
4-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Patent-Pending Probiotic Could Disrupt Crohn’s Disease Biofilms

Probiotics typically aim to rebalance bacteria populations in the gut, but new research suggests they may also help break apart stubborn biofilms. Biofilms are living microbial communities—they provide a haven for microbes and are often resistant...
3-Apr-2019 4:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals Researchers Receive Multi-Year Grants to Identify Genetic Biomarkers of Susceptibility and Resistance to Corneal Ulcers

More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many are exposed to relatively common bacteria through their contact lenses, not all contract an eye infection. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and...
3-Apr-2019 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Optimizing the human-robot workplace

While robots have been increasingly integrated into manufacturing since their introduction in the early 1960s, true human-robot workplace collaboration is still in the early stages and is only recently being earnestly studied by academics....
14-Mar-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Innovative 'Structural Battery' Nearly Doubles Drone Air Time

'Structural battery' drone wings developed by a team led by Case Western Reserve University in Ohio allowed for a total flight time-- nearly three hours--that nearly doubled the craft's previous air time. The Feb. 22 launch at Springfield-Beckley...
11-Mar-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study: To protect their good moods, people play it safe

What does it take to stay in a good mood? In short: Once happy, steer clear of choices that could invite in negative feelings. According to new research from Case Western Reserve University, people become protective of their good moods—and...
11-Mar-2019 8:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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