Health + Wellness
January 28, 2014
Findings could lead to life-saving treatments to fight tumor metastasis
A team of researchers from Cleveland Clinic and ӰƵ School of Medicine have identified critical complex mechanisms involved in the metastasis of deadly “triple negative” breast cancers (TNBC). These tumors are e...
January 26, 2014
Induced pluripotent stem cell reprogramming offers potential to correct abnormal chromosomes
Geneticists from Ohio, California and Japan joined forces in a quest to correct a faulty chromosome through cellular reprogramming. Their study, published online in Nature, used stem cells to correct a defec...
January 22, 2014
Top HIV research group expects additional $9 million over course of award
AIDS researchers from ӰƵ and University Hospitals Case Medical Center have received a seven-year funding award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the Na...
January 22, 2014
AIDS researchers from ӰƵ and University Hospitals Case Medical Center have received a seven-year funding award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
This award includes $12.7 million for ...
January 16, 2014
A team of researchers from the Cleveland Clinic and ӰƵ School of Medicine have identified critical complex mechanisms involved in the metastasis of deadly “triple negative” breast cancers (TNBC). These tumors are extremely difficult to treat, frequently return after remission, and...
January 16, 2014
New research from David Westaway, PhD, of the University of Alberta and Jiri Safar, MD, ӰƵ School of Medicine has uncovered a quality control mechanism in brain cells that may help keep deadly neurological diseases in check for months or years.
The findings, published i...
January 13, 2014
Researchers at ӰƵ have identified a microRNA biomarker that shows promise in predicting treatment response in the most common form of ovarian cancer—a breakthrough that has the potential to improve outcomes for patients with the disease.
A Case Comprehensive Cancer Cent...
January 13, 2014
Researchers at ӰƵ and University Hospitals Case Medical Center hope to improve treatment and survival rates of ischemic heart disease patients by providing doctors an unprecedented look at the stents they place in coronary arteries.
The highly collaborative team receive...
January 12, 2014
Geneticists from Ohio, California and Japan joined forces in a quest to correct a faulty chromosome through cellular reprogramming. Their study, published online today in Nature, used stem cells to correct a defective “ring chromosome” with a normal chromosome. Such therapy has the promise to correc...
January 06, 2014
Many rare disorders are caused by gene mutation, like sickle cell anemia. Yet until now the underlying genetic cause of more common conditions—for example, rheumatoid arthritis—has evaded scientists for years.
New research from ӰƵ School of Medicine that appears in the ...