Science + Tech
June 26, 2012
CLEVELAND - Following a national search, Cliff A. Megerian, MD, has been named Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center.
Dr. Megerian, currently Vice-Chair of the depart...
June 21, 2012
CLEVELAND - The opportunity to find common ground in health research between academia and community organizations is vast. Unwavering in its vision to work for the collective good, a new pilot program at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine aims to bolster these collaborations by offer...
June 20, 2012
CLEVELAND - ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine announces the appointment of the inaugural holder of The Richard B. Fratianne Professorship in Surgery – Christopher P. Brandt, MD of The MetroHealth System. The new professorship is named in honor of Dr. Fratianne, the founder of the Me...
June 04, 2012
CLEVELAND - Through the Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program (MEDTAPP) Healthcare Access Initiative (HAI), ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine has secured $6.4 million in federal funds through Ohio Medicaid to support its longstanding involvement in the health of its commu...
May 24, 2012
A substance in human mesenchymal stem cells that promotes growth appears to spur restoration of nerves and their function in rodent models of multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ have found.
Their study has been published in the online version of Nature Neuroscien...
May 22, 2012
Engineers and scientists at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ have discovered a way that medicine-toting nanochains can slip into tumors and explode a chemotherapy drug into hard-to-reach cores of cancer.
In tests on rats and mice, the technology took out far more cancer cells, inhibited tumor growth...
May 21, 2012
CLEVELAND - This year marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ, an innovative medical school designed to train future physician-researchers. Cleveland Clinic and ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ celebrated the milestone May ...
May 20, 2012
CLEVELAND - A substance in human mesenchymal stem cells that promotes growth appears to spur restoration of nerves and their function in rodent models of multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine have found.
Their study is embargoed until published i...
May 10, 2012
CLEVELAND - The link between psoriasis and cardiovascular events has been observed for years, however the mechanics were unknown. For the first time, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine researchers have discovered preclinical evidence demonstrating that the inflammatory skin disease l...
April 27, 2012
CLEVELAND - Bacteria provide a well-known playground for scientists and the evolution of these earliest life forms has shed important perspective on potential therapies for some of the most common, deadly diseases. Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine have now discovered...