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Major NIH grant will support early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease via skin testing
Much less invasive than current dependence on examining cerebrospinal fluid Wenquan Zou, an expert in degenerative neurological diseases, along with collaborators Shu G. Chen, also from the ϳԹ School of Medicine, Jiyan Ma, from Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Michi...
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New $1.25 million U.S. Department of Education grant supports training of developmental psychologists and speech language pathologists
A five-year, $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to Case Western Reserve University will support students training to help children with developmental and educational needs. “Many children need extra help in their educational journey. Teachers cannot do it alone,” said Elizab...
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Taking the next step in sexual assault research
ϳԹ researchers awarded nearly $1 million in federal grants to continue work on unsolved sexual assaults cases Researchers at ϳԹ have been awarded nearly $1 million in federal grants to continue analyzing rape kits to help solve thousands of sexual assa...
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Building the first holographic brain 'atlas'
Researchers used Microsoft HoloLens to visualize, access pathways in human brain; project by ϳԹ’s Interactive Commons, School of Medicine, others A team of researchers, led by ϳԹ scientists and technicians using the Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality pla...
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AI at ϳԹ lab predicts which pre-malignant breast lesions will progress to invasive cancer
ϳԹ digital-imaging lab advances understanding of which ‘stage 0’ patients are most likely to progress to advanced cancer and may benefit from additional therapy New research at ϳԹ could help better determine which patients diagnosed with the pre-malign...
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Microsoft HoloLens meets ‘unicorn of the sea’
Actress Meryl Streep narrates narwhal demo from ϳԹ’s Interactive Commons; debuts Saturday at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History The narwhal and its signature tusk are about to get the Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality treatment, and one of the world’s foremost narwhal...
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The long road of recovery after spinal cord damage
U.S. Department of Defense awards $800,000 to ϳԹ for spinal cord injury research People who live with spinal injuries often say that the first year of recovery is the toughest—not only for them, but their caregivers as well. But researchers and the people struggling with the re...
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Student’s curiosity about his family’s cancer history fuels award-winning research project
Participant in Youth Engaged in Science, a National Cancer Institute-funded program at ϳԹ Connor Harris, a science-minded teenager from Hudson, Ohio, wants to know why African-Americans die from colorectal cancer at a higher rate than other racial groups. His curiosity, fueled by...
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Genetic data now available for bacteria central to Crohn’s disease
Comprehensive sequencing effort could reveal how bacteria cause gut wall damage Scientists have made genetic data publicly available for bacteria that might be lurking inside the gut walls of patients chronically affected with severe Crohn’s disease. By studying a surgically removed, damaged bowe...
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Taking stock of ‘unicorn’ companies: A good idea or a Trojan horse?
ϳԹ law professor Anat Alon-Beck makes a case for regulatory reform for tech startups worth more than $1 billion Until just a few years ago, many talented workers chose to hustle for a promising technology startup company, often for lower pay, long hours and a challengin...