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VP for Research and Technology Management Suzanne Rivera named Macalester College president
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ research leader Suzanne M. Rivera will become Macalester College’s 17th president in June, its board chair announced Monday. “Dr. Rivera has distinguished herself through her work as an ethicist; her record of advancing the values of service, internationalism,…
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Study: Urgent care, ER physicians overprescribing antibiotics for dental issues
Dentists, emergency room doctors and primary care physicians need to ease up on prescribing antibiotics for dental issues in patients who are otherwise healthy and have no manifestation of systemic disease. That’s according to an American Dental Association clinical practice guideline co-authored…
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New drug that could aid earlier MS diagnoses approved by FDA for first human clinical trials
Created by ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researchers, the drug will be tested in healthy volunteers at Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis A new drug that could make it easier for doctors to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) in its earlier stages has been approved for its first…
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Seeking human connections across time and space
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ research team from new Human Fusions institute aims for $10 million Avatar XPrize competition; winner will best ‘transport a human’s sense, actions and presence’ to another place In 15 years at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ, Dustin Tyler has been on a mission to extend…
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Documentary has Cleveland premiere Jan. 30
New film chronicles previous 'BrainGate2' project, as ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ works with University Hospitals and Cleveland FES Center to take research further, achieving natural arm, hand movements via thought Six years ago, a team of researchers from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ, University…
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ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ and RoadPrintz Inc. sign license agreement to advance robotic street-painting technology
Automated truck invention makes road-painting safer, faster, cheaper A new invention by a former Cleveland Heights auto repair-shop owner and ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ engineering professor promises to make painting streets cheaper, faster and less risky to road workers. Their company is…
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Possible Alzheimer’s breakthrough suggested
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers say newly found protein is bio-marker for disease; suggest suppression of ‘aggregatin’ could lead to future treatments to slow Alzheimer’s progression Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine say they have…
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$1M, two-year grant from Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust to advance CWRU research on therapies for Huntington’s disease
A $1 million, two-year grant from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust will allow researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine to further their work on developing drugs to treat Huntington’s disease (HD) and other neurological disorders. Xin Qi, an…
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CRISPR: More than just for gene editing?
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researcher finds new use for revolutionary gene-splicing tool; electrochemical platform could lead to blood test for HPV, parvo or others The gene-editing tool CRISPR has been heralded as a scientific miracle destined to eradicate diseases from sickle-cell anemia to cancer,…
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ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researchers to lead Northeast Ohio initiative to prevent, detect and treat lung cancer in underserved communities
Supported with three-year, $2.75M grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation With a $2.75 million, three-year grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) Foundation, researchers from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ will lead a community-wide initiative to create and apply innovative methods to…