ӰƵ

Skip to main content

Research Impact

brain
Hero Type
Image
New study provides insights into architecture of abnormal protein deposits in brain disorders
Findings provide clues to how toxic proteins clump and spread Scientists at ӰƵ 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 ...
MRI_male_patient
Hero Type
Image
First clinical trials set for MRI cancer detection
ӰƵ-developed imaging agent for MRI prostate cancer detection gets FDA approval for safety trials, set to begin this month in Columbus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved human clinical trials to test the safety of cancer-detection technology developed at ...
brain-scan-feat
Hero Type
Image
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 ӰƵ, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and other institutions detected subtle differences in the structure and function of the hippocampus—a ...
GettyImages-1213186471
Hero Type
Image
ӰƵ and Cleveland Clinic find COVID-19 variants may offer clues in predicting patient outcomes as virus evolves
Researchers collaborate on genetic study of SARS-CoV-2 mutations Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mutations of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—have spread to the U.S. and a host of other countries worldwide. Recent studies suggest that current COVID-19 variants are up to 70% more...
opioids
Hero Type
Image
ӰƵ and Atelerix Life Sciences Inc. sign option license to develop new therapeutic approach to opioid crisis
Novel small molecule technology reverses life-threatening opioid-induced respiratory depression without diminishing pain relief ӰƵ and Atelerix Life Sciences Inc., a Charlottesville, Virginia-based biotechnology company, have signed a two-year option to license a novel ...
lab-research
Hero Type
Image
International team of bioethicists and scientists suggests revisiting 14-day limit on human embryo research for potential health and fertility benefits
An international team of bioethicists and scientists, led by a researcher at ӰƵ, contends it may be justified to go beyond the standing 14-day limit that restricts how long researchers can study human embryos in a dish. Going beyond this policy limit could lead to potent...
yolanda-fortenberry-feat
Hero Type
Image
ӰƵ’s Yolanda Fortenberry receives Hartwell Foundation Award for sickle cell disease research
One of just 12 researchers nationally chosen for biomedical study to potentially benefit children Yolanda Fortenberry Yolanda Fortenberry, an associate professor of biology at ӰƵ studying possible therapies for debilitating sickle cell disease, is one of just 12 resear...
HumanFusion
Hero Type
Image
Avatar team in semifinals
ӰƵ-led team among 38 from 16 countries selected to compete for $10 million prize A team led by ӰƵ biomedical engineer Dustin Tyler has made it a step closer to the finals in a global competition to develop an “Avatar System that will transport a human’...
fungus_FI
Hero Type
Image
New formulation of existing medicines prove highly effective against drug-resistant fungus
Spread of Candida auris on skin—a source of deadly infections—can be effectively stopped, according to new ӰƵ research A team of researchers from ӰƵ has discovered a formulation of existing medicines that can significantly reduce the presenc...
jet-engines
Hero Type
Image
New CWRU School of Medicine biophysics program partnering with U.S. Air Force research laboratory to develop biosensors for stress and fatigue
Researchers at the ӰƵ School of Medicine have established the Case Center for Biomarker Structure and Integration for Sensors (BioSIS), a program to advance biosensor technologies using biophysical techniques to understand and improve sensing of markers of stress and fat...