Health + Wellness
November 22, 2011
CLEVELAND - ϳԹ School of Medicine has received a $3.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study sleep apnea as a possible cause of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most commonly diagnosed type of arrhythmia, or irregular heart rhythm....
November 14, 2011
CLEVELAND - University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, ϳԹ School of Medicine and Lentigen Corporation announced today the initiation of a novel Phase I clinical trial of LG631 gene therapy for the protection of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from the dose limiting t...
November 14, 2011
A new study of teens undergoing substance abuse treatment finds helping others helps the adolescent helper by reducing cravings for alcohol and drugs, a major precipitator of relapse. These novel findings stem from the “Helping Others” study (helpingotherslivesober.org) led by Maria Pagano, PhD, ass...
November 10, 2011
CLEVELAND - Today the Society for Integrative Oncology highlighted top research findings presented at the Eighth International Conference this week in Cleveland, Ohio, which is co-sponsored by ϳԹ School of Medicine. More than 80 abstracts will be presented at the annual ...
November 07, 2011
CLEVELAND - ϳԹ School of Medicine is honored to announce gifts to establish the inaugural Parker Hannifin – Helen Moss Cancer Research Foundation Professorship in Integrative Oncology. This professorship will establish the School of Medicine and its affiliate hospitals a...
November 02, 2011
CLEVELAND - Results of the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial published in the Nov. 3, 2011 New England Journal of Medicine, find that the oral medication ivacaftor (VX-770) provides major, sustained improvement in lung function, growth and other signs and symptoms for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The...
November 01, 2011
Research from ϳԹ School of Dental Medicine to study an isolated agent from common oral bacteria may hold the answer as to how human beta defensins (HBDs)—nature’s way of keeping oral microbes from entering the body and wreaking havoc on our health—can be used to create n...
October 24, 2011
Osteoporosis is blamed for backbone fractures. The real culprit could well be our own vertebrae, which evolved to absorb the pounding of upright walking, researchers at ϳԹ say.
Compared to apes, humans have larger, more porous vertebrae encased in a much thinner shell o...
October 22, 2011
CLEVELAND - “Say ‘ahhh.’” That is what ϳԹ student doctors and nurses will be telling patients with sore throats and other health problems Saturday, Oct. 22, during the grand opening of the Student-Run Free Clinic at The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 12201 Euc...
October 19, 2011
CLEVELAND - John Chae, MD, has been elected as a new member to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM), one of the highest national honors in the fields of health and medicine.
A noted Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician specializing in stroke rehabilitation, Dr. Chae has made...