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Cleveland Researcher Receives Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award
CLEVELAND - Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., was recently honored with an inaugural Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from an organization comprised of the nation's most acclaimed academic medical centers and other groups, in recognition of Dr. Hazen’s Nature article, “Gut flora dependent metabo...
Researchers develop simple, cheap way to mass-produce graphene nanosheets
Mixing a little dry ice and a simple industrial process cheaply mass-produces high-quality graphene nanosheets, researchers in South Korea and ӰƵ report. Graphene, which is made from graphite—the same stuff as “lead” in pencils—has been hailed as the most important synt...
Researchers create way to save power and money in computer processors
By Andrew Gronski for the SAGES Seminar, Reading and Writing Science In today’s computer processors, much of the power put into running the processor is being wasted. A research team at ӰƵ came up with a novel idea called fine-grained power gating, which saves power an...
Corneal Thickness Linked to Early Stage Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
CLEVELAND - A national consortium of researchers has published new findings that could change the standard of practice for those treating Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a disease characterized by cornea swelling that can eventually lead to the need for corneal transplantation. The Fuch...
Genetic Regulator of Fat Metabolism and Muscle Fitness Discovered
CLEVELAND - While exercise is accepted universally as the most beneficial prescription physicians can write for patients, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that generate its widespread health benefits. Researchers from ӰƵ School of Medicine have shed light on this myst...
“Lucy’s” cousins: Fossil discovery confirms two human ancestor species co-existed
A team of scientists has announced the discovery of a 3.4 million-year-old partial foot from the Woranso-Mille area of the Afar region of Ethiopia. The fossil foot did not belong to a member of “Lucy’s” species, Australopithecus afarensis, the famous early human ancestor. Research on this new spec...
Researchers Develop First “Theranostic” Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
CLEVELAND - A team of researchers at ӰƵ School of Medicine has developed the first “theranostic” agent for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). ALL is the most common type of childhood cancer diagnosed in approximately 5,000 new cases each year in the Uni...
From Mouse to Man: Circadian Nitrogen Balance Impacts Survival and Susceptibility to Common Diseases
CLEVELAND - Researchers at ӰƵ School of Medicine demonstrated that nitrogen balance, the process of utilizing amino acids and disposing of their toxic byproducts, occurs with a precise 24-hour rhythm – also known as circadian rhythm – in mammals. Disruption of this cycle...
First Breakdown of Public Health Data for Cleveland Neighborhoods
CLEVELAND - Today, the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods of ӰƵ release new health data from Cleveland neighborhood groups on three of the most pressing public health concerns: obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. The three data briefs – statistical pu...
First and Only Study on Harmful Effects of Infants Prenatally Exposed to Ecstasy
CLEVELAND - A study led by ӰƵ School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of East London UK, and Swansea University UK, is the first to show the effects of the drug ecstasy on fetal and infant development. Ecstasy is a stimulant and hallucinogen, and is one...