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CWRU School of Dental Medicine receives historic collection
CWRU School of Dental Medicine has been entrusted to preserve and provide accessibility to the Richardson Collection, physical elements of a landmark longitudinal growth study representing 98 African-American children conducted by pioneering researcher Elisha R. Richardson, BS, DDS, MS, PhD. The…
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Patient-centered solutions: Nursing’s Megan Wenzell researches interventions for sleep problems in children with autism
Megan Alder Wenzell Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Area of Focus: Sleep and physical activity in autistic children, behavioral sleep interventions to promote sleep health, sleep health disparities in pediatrics, actigraphy assessment of sleep and physical…
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Transforming how dentists are trained
Inside the high-tech Simulation Clinic preparing students for real-world dental practice
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How Anna Samia’s innovative chemistry could help patients keep their mobility after joint replacement infections
Anna Cristina Samia’s scientific journey is driven by a simple, powerful question: How can chemistry directly improve lives? As chair of the Department of Chemistry at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ, Samia leads a team working on a breakthrough that could help joint replacement patients avoid…
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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
Discovery led by Institute for Glial Sciences at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ suggests new path to regenerative therapies for MS
Spinal cord
Breakthrough discovery sparks new hope for breathing recovery after spinal cord injuries
Innovative research paves way for more effective treatment for ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases
Cancer Cells
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $25.5M grant renewal to continue work in cancer treatment, prevention and therapeutic innovation
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC), designated a comprehensive consortium cancer center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health, has received a $25.5 million Cancer Center Support Grant from NCI. The renewal marks 38 years of continuous NCI funding,…
Marissa Scavuzzo
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researcher earns prestigious Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Foundation to explore gut-brain link in autism
Up to 70% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience chronic digestive issues—and ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine’s Marissa Scavuzzo wants to not only understand why, but to determine how to treat it. Her latest research into the gut’s role in children with ASD…
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Study using stem cells created from ALS patients identifies potential new target for treatment
CLEVELAND—Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an incurable neurological disorder affecting motor neurons—nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement and breathing. Many ALS clinical trials, including those testing promising…
Xin Qi
Meet a researcher investigating how mitochondrial dysfunction affects neurodegenerative diseases
Xin Qi Jeanette M. and Joseph S. Silber Professor of Brain Sciences Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine Area of Focus: mitochondrial quality control, cellular metabolism, immune responses and the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative…