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Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership awards $1.1 million in funding and support for promising biomedical engineering university technologies
The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership between ӰƵ and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation has announced more than $1.1 million in 2018 funding and support for six biomedical technologies. The six ӰƵ projects were selected for full program fu...
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The trust older patients place in doctors can compromise their medical care: study
Placing trust in doctors to advocate for their health needs, older adults rarely ask for referrals to specialists, specific prescriptions, express concerns or follow-up after medical visits, according to a new study from ӰƵ. The findings highlight a disconnect between t...
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Melting Arctic ice revamping world’s shipping routes—prompting China’s “Polar Silk Road” and study by CWRU political scientist
Rising temperatures are melting the Arctic ice, opening new shipping routes and prompting world powers to jostle for access and control. In January, China announced intentions to establish a permanent presence in the Arctic—dubbed the “Polar Silk Road”—to dramatically reduce the time needed to move...
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Study: African-Americans who attend church less likely to suffer mental-health issues than those who don’t
ӰƵ researchers examine how social relationships affect depression, suicide and other issues African-Americans who regularly attend church are far less likely to suffer from mental-health issues, including depression and suicide, according to new research from Case Wester...
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ӰƵ among top 100 worldwide universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2017
ӰƵ is listed in the “Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2017” rankings compiled by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). Rankings were based on data from the United States Patent and Tradem...
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Corporate social responsibility programs tend to dehumanize the very people they expect to help: paper
Tension between the bottom line and efforts to improve society mirrors the conflicting neurological realities of our own brains Corporate programs aimed at offsetting the negative societal impacts caused by their profit-seeking tend to devalue the very people they intend to help. This unintended re...
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ӰƵ, Lucid Diagnostics sign license agreement to commercialize fast, accurate Barrett’s Esophagus detector
University Hospitals’ physicians to implement technology ӰƵ and Lucid Diagnostics, a subsidiary of publicly traded New York-based medical device company PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM), have signed an exclusive license agreement to commercialize a technology that quickly and ...
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Certain PTSD therapies prove effective after treatment stops: study
Reducing severity of PTSD symptoms long-term holds significant public-health and economic implications Both civilians and military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reap long-term benefits from psychotherapies used for short-term treatment, according to a new study from Case Wester...
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Four ӰƵ medtech research projects selected for State of Ohio’s focused commercialization training
I-Corps@Ohio program aims to advance research into products for medical treatments or surgeries Four medical-technology research teams at ӰƵ will participate in focused entrepreneurial training through I-Corps@Ohio, an Ohio Department of Higher Education initiative creat...
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Pesky mosquitoes provide neural implant solution
ӰƵ researchers engineer better way to insert more flexible neural implants into soft brain tissue Brain scientists face a dilemma: Conventional wire implants are rigid and can sometimes traumatize that sensitive, vital organ; but softer materials now being tested by rese...