Science + Tech
June 13, 2011
CLEVELAND - Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine have discovered a genetic factor that can regulate obesity-induced inflammation that contributes to chronic health problems. If they learn to control levels of the factor in defense cells called macrophages, "We have a…
June 09, 2011
CLEVELAND - Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine have identified a cellular mechanism that is critical in maintaining normal cell function. In their work, the researchers led by Eckhard Jankowsky, PhD, researcher and associate professor in the Center for RNA…
June 07, 2011
Discovery provides new clues to the origin of Earth's celestial neighbor. Parts of the moon's interior contains as much water as the upper mantle of the Earth - 100 times more of the precious liquid than measured before - research from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ, Carnegie Institution for…
June 02, 2011
CLEVELAND - - The National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine is teaming up with Edheads, a provider of online education tools, to launch web-based education modules about stem cells. The modules, based on real clinical trials, are geared…
May 30, 2011
As physicians trade in their patients' file folders for electronic medical records, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ experts discuss the promises and pitfalls that lie at the intersection of technology and health care. In an increasingly paperless world, it's almost quaint to visit your local…
May 27, 2011
Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine have found that manipulating a genetic factor that can launch or throttle the body’s defenses can improve survival rates during bacterial infection. “Currently, our…
May 23, 2011
CLEVELAND - A team of international researchers, including ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine, have discovered regions of the genome that affect the severity of the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common lethal genetic disease affecting children in North America. The…
May 12, 2011
CLEVELAND - Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine have found that manipulating a genetic factor that can launch or throttle the body’s defenses can improve survival rates during bacterial infection. “Currently,…
May 10, 2011
CLEVELAND - ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine has signed an unprecedented 10-year research agreement with the Shanghai Zhabei District Health Bureau to study how an increasingly westernized diet and a less active lifestyle are affecting the health of China’s residents. Under terms…
May 04, 2011
CLEVELAND - Contrary to what we’ve been told, eliminating or severely limiting fats from the diet may not be beneficial to cardiac function in patients suffering from heart failure, a study at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine reports. Results from biological model studies…