Examining the ‘service cliff’ for youth with autism and their family caregivers

A team of researchers from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences interviewed 174 families to examine the use of health, medical and social services for youth with autism
4-May-2021 2:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Ultra-high field MRI detects subtle differences in structure and function of brain’s ‘hippocampus’ in people with Down syndrome

Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome (DS), researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and other institutions detected subtle differences...
29-Apr-2021 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Case Western Reserve awarded $3 million National Cancer Institute grant to apply AI to immunotherapy in lung cancer patients

Medical researchers from Case Western Reserve University, New York University (NYU), and University Hospitals have been awarded a five-year, $3 million National Cancer Institute grant to develop and apply artificial intelligence (AI) tools for...
12-Apr-2021 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation—continuing Mt. Sinai Medical Center’s century-old tradition of caring for Northeast Ohio—has expanded its commitment to the region through a $1 million challenge grant to the Case Western Reserve University...
1-Apr-2021 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Case Western Reserve University biotech startup Rodeo Therapeutics Corp. sold to Amgen Inc.

Rodeo Therapeutics Corp., a drug-development startup founded by two leading researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and a third scientific partner, has been sold to Amgen Inc., a publicly traded international...
31-Mar-2021 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Double alumnus, former Microsoft COO Robert Herbold commits $2 million to Case Western Reserve for an endowed professorship recognizing transformative teaching

Robert Herbold, who earned his MS in mathematics in 1966 and PhD in computer science in 1968 at Case Western Reserve University, has committed $2 million to endow an engineering professorship to recognize and support a faculty member who excels at...
29-Mar-2021 10:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New Barrett’s esophagus monitoring method could aid in easier and more precise prognoses

A new technique for sampling and testing cells from Barrett’s esophagus (BE) patients could result in earlier and easier identification of patients whose disease has progressed toward cancer or whose disease is at high risk of progressing toward...
22-Mar-2021 12:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New study provides insights into architecture of abnormal protein deposits in brain disorders

Scientists at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have determined the structure of protein “fibrils” linked to Lou Gehrig’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders—findings that provide clues to how toxic proteins...
9-Mar-2021 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites