Burning for knowledge: Researchers set to ignite fire in space June 14, 2016Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center and around the world will perform...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Testing of backlogged rape kits yields new insights into rapists and major implications for how sexual assaults should be investigated June 13, 2016New data challenges conventional wisdom about rape among scholars, advocates, police and prosecutors The testing of nearly 5,000...FeaturedHumanities, Art & Social Sciences·
Practicing how to play during school can improve student imaginations and creative problem-solving, study shows June 7, 2016Elementary students who practiced playing at school significantly improved their organization of stories, imagination and frequency in showing...FeaturedHumanities, Art & Social Sciences·
Researchers’ findings offer promise for the development of new treatments for chronic pain and cancer May 26, 2016Mapping of the full-length TRPV2 protein structure could advance design of innovative pharmaceutical compounds A team led by...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·
Researchers discover moving, electrically “silent” source initiates brain waves May 24, 2016Finding may help in understanding memory formation, treating epilepsy Researchers at Case Western Reserve University discovered a new...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·
CWRU leads effort to replace prostheses with engineered cartilage May 23, 2016Five-year, $6.7 million federal grant for new Center for Multimodal Evaluation of Engineered Cartilage aims to make cartilage...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Case Western Reserve University researchers land federal grants May 4, 2016Five Case Western Reserve University junior faculty members have been awarded National Science Foundation CAREER grants, bringing more...FeaturedScience & Tech·
CWRU researchers identify significant mutational targets in colon cancer May 4, 2016Research may offer clue into biologic role of these genes in tumor progression Little is known about the...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·
New technology quantifies effects of prostate tumor laser ablation May 3, 2016Effort to understand risks of treatment, and prognostic clues to long-term outcomes Prostate cancers are either low-grade, low-risk...FeaturedScience & Tech·
As U.S. population ages, nursing scholar calls for paradigm shift in approach of health care system April 27, 2016Longer lifespans, due to advances in medicine and public health, also mean people are living longer with multiple...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·