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July 16, 2019
The prescribed dosages of opiate-based medications have resulted in some chronic pain patients taking more than 70 opioid pills a day.
That's according to testimony offered by pain patient groups at a special meeting convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider making higher...

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June 26, 2019
ӰƵ researcher suggests social workers need to play a bigger role in skilled-nursing facilities as baby boomers age
America is expected to become a “majority-minority” nation by 2045, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By 2030 alone, racial and ethnic minorities are expected to m...

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June 23, 2019
New research urges more rigorous standards when diagnosing
Not
all burning mouths are the result of a medical condition known as “burning
mouth syndrome” (BMS) and physicians and researchers need better standards for
an appropriate diagnosis, according to new research at the School of Dental
Medic...

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June 19, 2019
ӰƵ is listed 17th—up from 43rd last year—in the “Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018” rankings compiled by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO).
The
rankings, which highlight the vita...

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June 18, 2019
ӰƵ researcher studies sediment in Colorado streams; helps to understand dynamics of rivers like Cuyahoga
Studying the sediment of a mountain river can reveal thousands of years or more of a waterway’s history, including new threats from more frequent wildfires and incre...

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May 24, 2019
Creating the exhibition Swedish Modern Design, on display at Cleveland Museum of Art, ӰƵ students trace the influence of Swedish interior design from the 1920s to today
Stepping inside a middle-class home in Sweden 60 years ago
would probably look and feel a little fami...

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May 08, 2019
Researchers have long-known that abused children are at higher risk of adolescent drug use. But a new study shows that quality time with a father figure serves as a “protective factor,” helping to mitigate early childhood trauma.
Researchers from the Jack,
Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applie...

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May 07, 2019
A new ӰƵ study found that children
visiting the dentist reported reduced situational fear when a certified therapy
dog is present.
The research was done by the university’s School of Dental Medicine and Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, w...

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May 02, 2019
Research is consortium of ӰƵ, the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
I AM HUMAN, a documentary debuting today at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in New York,...

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April 29, 2019
The idea is to develop a standard of care for older adults
A team of researchers from
the School of Dental Medicine at ӰƵ will use a
$4.2 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
(PCORI) to study tooth-decay treatments in older adults.
The g...