Case Western Reserve researchers to examine the role of skin prions in fatal neurodegenerative human prion disease
$2.9M NIH grant focuses on transmission and diagnostic testing Affecting both people and animals, prion diseases are degenerative...
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CWRU’s Jonathan Haines secures $14.6 million grant to study Alzheimer’s disease across diverse populations
Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, such as memory loss or cognitive decline, can present in different ways among people with...
Big data and advanced artificial intelligence techniques used to tackle Alzheimer’s disease
CWRU’s Rong Xu receives $5 million in funding from NIH’s National Institute on Aging Sports concussions, Parkinson’s disease...
Study: Hospitals adopting electronic health records at highest standard discharged patients sooner
Electronic health records (EHRs) produce savings for hospitals by reducing the average length of patient stays—but only in...
Case Western Reserve scientists develop new method to more efficiently generate brain stem cells
Technique improves understanding of myelin disease; expands ability to screen potential therapies for rare pediatric brain disorder In...
Case Western Reserve’s Ahmad Khalil receives NIH funding to develop new paradigm in fight against colorectal cancer
Targeting longnNoncoding RNAs may offer gains compared to conventional approaches Certain genes that code for proteins have long...
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine receives NIH funding to investigate new imaging approach for peripheral vascular disease
Non-contrast based technique may benefit patients with peripheral arterial disease Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has...
Breaking the cycle of intimate partner violence
New research from Case Western Reserve University addresses trauma as a root cause The cycle of intimate partner...
Dental research shows that smoking weakens immune systems
As if lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease weren’t enough, there’s more bad news for cigarette smokers. Researchers...
CWRU, Engine Biosciences sign exclusive option license for university-based technology to treat debilitating neurodegenerative diseases
Case Western Reserve University and Engine Biosciences Pte Ltd have signed an exclusive license option in which the...