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COVID-19
Tracking COVID-19
ӰƵ researchers team up with Cleveland Clinic to track how coronavirus spreads, where strains originate A team of Cleveland Clinic and ӰƵ researchers is analyzing COVID-19 patient data to better understand how the virus spreads and where…
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Fighting for clean water
ӰƵ researcher works to remove contaminants from animal waste to protect environment, human health and from farm runoff, to slow Lake Erie algal blooms Growing season in Ohio’s farmlands means two things, said researcher Huichun (Judy) Zhang: renewing the battle against vast…
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Turning on the ‘off switch’ in cancer cells
Scientists have identified binding pocket for molecules that can stabilize key braking mechanism in cancer—opening door to development of drugs that target it A team of scientists led by the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has identified the…
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ӰƵ study finds ‘universal pre-kindergarten’ prepares students for academic success
In partnership with Cuyahoga County, researchers learn that students perform better on proficiency tests, kindergarten readiness assessments Children who participate in high-quality “universal pre-kindergarten” (UPK) programs are better off—both academically and socially—than their peers who…
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ӰƵ team studying ‘unprecedented’ levels of trauma caused by COVID-19 pandemic
In preliminary results, researchers found that 86% of respondents experienced at least one trauma symptom, 94% reported grief The COVID-19 pandemic could inflict long-lasting emotional trauma on an unprecedented global scale, leaving millions grappling with debilitating psychological disorders,…
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Researchers using Artificial Intelligence to find out which COVID-19 patients are most likely to need ventilators
ӰƵ lab using digital images of chest scans from coronavirus patients from Wuhan, China, to teach its computers to triage patients Researchers at the ӰƵ lab, which has become a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven precision…
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Researcher Michael Fu awarded NSF CAREER Award
ӰƵ assistant professor seeks to improve effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation by measuring unknown role of human effort Although functional electrical stimulation (FES) devices have become commonplace in the last few decades, helping people recover muscle…
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Winning "Hack from Home" team develops app—"Health Traffic Light"—aiming to slow spread of COVID-19
Global virtual hackathon gathered more than 800 worldwide to tackle the spread of COVID-19 Health Traffic Light, a project formed by a multidisciplinary team of designers, data scientists and academics—including members of the ӰƵ and the Weatherhead School of…
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Reaching toward a cure for sickle cell disease
ӰƵ awarded $3.7 million to assess clinical trials at U.S. sites in wide-ranging effort to cure blood disease nationally, worldwide The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has awarded ӰƵ up to $3.7 million to assess emerging…
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Mapping the COVID-19 risk
ӰƵ professors testing publicly available program that gives real-time, location-based risk assessment for transmission of novel coronavirus Public-health experts and government officials have been calling for “social distancing,” asking people to stay home and avoid…