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Clinical trials planned for brain tumor ‘GPS’ maps
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine researcher, Cleveland Clinic neurosurgeon collaborate on three-year project, aided by $600,000 grant A GPS map to guide neural navigation devices developed by a ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ cancer researcher has shown 90% accuracy in…
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ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ social sciences researchers develop new tool to assess exposure to childhood violence, trauma
Designed in response to high exposure rates, new screening measure expected to be implemented nationally One in five children in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, are either exposed to, or are victims of, violence and trauma, according to a new study from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied…
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ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researchers discover critical link to controlling inflammation in Crohn’s disease
Findings could support first clinical trial Investigators at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine discovered that blocking interleukin-1α (IL1α), a protein that controls inflammation in the gut, markedly decreases the severity of intestinal inflammation in a mouse model of…
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New hope for osteoporosis, more durable airplane wings
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researcher on team that prints 3D model to prove importance of ‘transverse struts’ to long-term structure life New bone-structure research from scientists at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ, Cornell and Purdue universities could give new hope to patients suffering from osteoporosis—and…
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Training middle-school educators to identify suicide warning signs
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ research examines virtual role-playing to address student mental health, suicide Aside from car crashes, suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among young people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Ohio…
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Using artificial intelligence to determine whether immunotherapy is working
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researchers use AI with routine CT scans to predict how well lung cancer patients will respond to expensive treatment based off changes in texture patterns inside and outside the tumor Scientists from the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ digital imaging lab, already pioneering…
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New study explores the link between obesity and gum disease
CWRU School of Dental Medicine research suggests treating one may impact the other Obesity and gum (periodontal) disease are among the most common non-communicable diseases in the United States—and studies show these chronic conditions may be related. This new study explores the effect of obesity…
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New research from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ identifies neurodevelopment-related gene deficiency
Findings may lead to clues for possible treatments for autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine have identified that a gene critical to clearing up unnecessary proteins plays a role in brain development and contributes to the…
Domestic-Violence
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ part of $1 million grant to launch new domestic violence court
In partnership with Cuyahoga County, researchers and court officials will establish new docket to address high-risk cases According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in four women and one in seven men in the United States will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. The numbers in…
Skin-Testing
Major NIH grant will support early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease via skin testing
Much less invasive than current dependence on examining cerebrospinal fluid Wenquan Zou, an expert in degenerative neurological diseases, along with collaborators Shu G. Chen, also from the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine, Jiyan Ma, from Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids,…