Case Western Reserve University News

This year's valedictorians for the James A. Garfield school district are headed off to prepare for the future, wherever it takes them after graduation June 2. Timothy Schwan, son of Bob and Lisa Schwan of Garrettsville, is going to the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.

An anti-cancer drug may reverse memory problems in an Alzheimer's Disease mouse model, according to new research carried out at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

A bridge collapse north of Seattle on Thursday doesn't raise red flags for aging spans here, even though some have similar structures.

Over-the-counter and prescription meds aren't the only solutions for your symptoms.

Atotech has signed agreements with Case Western Reserve University to enhance development of the company's global metallization technology, and support its material science and application failure analysis activities in Europe, Asia and the United States.

U.S. scientists say a dramatic result last year suggesting that a cancer drug already approved by U.S. regulators could quickly clear out Alzheimer's plaques in mice was too good to be true.

The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's Association, reviewed previously published findings on the drug bexarotene, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in cutaneous T cell lymphoma.

The City of Marion says council member Lou Stark submitted his letter of resignation and they will appoint someone to finish the rest of the term.

Bexarotene, a cancer drug touted as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease, may not be the blockbuster remedy scientists were hoping for, according to several analyses published in Science on 24 May 1-4 . Four independent research groups report that they failed to fully replicate striking results published in the journal last year 5 by Gary ... (more)

Colleen O'Donnell joined the Franklin County Common Pleas Court bench this week as the youngest sitting judge in Ohio.

It is ranked amongst the premier universities across the nation and is a pioneer among independent research universities.

A $10 million research project will focus on what causes babies to be born too early.

Dr. Don Spaner spent much of his time at a recent EMS award ceremony in Columbus marveling at the accomplishments of others instead of his own.

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But the truth is you may already know a clone. Biologists have cloned human embryos to create stem cell colonies for the first time, raising concerns about "clone" babies someday becoming possible.

Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, OH, will present findings from two studies evaluating new technologies designed to address common barriers to patient enrollment in clinical trials.

Nurses will use extreme measures to save patients and their parents. But they'd prefer less aggressive life-preserving methods for themselves, according to an international survey on nurses' end-of-life preferences.

A cauldron, created out of steel by local architect Ron Payto, will be lit at the start of the National Senior Games.

CLEVELAND: Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center will present findings from two studies evaluating new technologies designed to address common barriers to patient enrollment in clinical trials.

A Cleveland investment group plans to build 20 townhouses on East 118th Street in University Circle.