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Recent News
November 19, 2012
CLEVELAND - Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine have identified a genetic factor that prevents blockages from forming in blood vessels, a discovery that could lead to new therapies for cardiovascular diseases.
The findings are described in the Nov. 19 issue of the Jour...
November 16, 2012
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine has received a significant gift from Constance and James W. Brown of Chagrin Falls, President Barbara R. Snyder announced Thursday evening. The gift will help fund a new medical education and research building and headquarters for the School of ...
November 09, 2012
CLEVELAND - The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), the nation’s oldest transplant association, has chosen Jonathan Lass, MD, for the 2012 R. Townley Paton Award for his work on corneal preservation and his 30-plus-year career as an ophthalmologist and medical educator.
Lass is the Charles I Th...
October 12, 2012
CLEVELAND - Led by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Mark Chance, PhD, director of the Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine, has been awarded $4 million for work with the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS II) at Bro...
October 09, 2012
CLEVELAND - Magnesium sulfate is given to many pregnant women to treat preterm labor and preeclampsia and was recently shown to prevent cerebral palsy; however little is known about how it works. Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine recently discovered the mechanism by w...
October 04, 2012
A promising study out in the Journal of Neurosciences showed that in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, researchers were able to reverse abnormalities in brain activity and improve neurological function by treating the animals with an FDA-approved anesthesia drug, ketamine. Rett syndrome is among the m...
September 28, 2012
CLEVELAND - ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine announces a $1.5 million commitment from alumnus Michael D. Eppig, MD, and his wife Ruth Eppig. The Eppigs’ gift will help fund a new medical education and research building that will serve as the School of Medicine’s headquarters. Dean Pamela B. D...
September 25, 2012
Ben W. Strowbridge, professor of neurosciences and physiology/biophysics and Robert A. Hyde, a fourth-year MD/PhD student in the neurosciences graduate program at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine, have discovered how to store diverse forms of artificial short-term memories in isola...
September 24, 2012
CLEVELAND - Leaders of the Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation and Cleveland Foundation today announced that each organization has committed $10 million to launch ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s campaign for a new medical education and research building. The grants represent the largest single awards...
September 19, 2012
CLEVELAND - Armed with a new $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, dermatology researcher Nicole Ward, PhD, assistant professor of dermatology and neurosciences at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine, will lead a study examining the li...