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Smarter Treatment for Killer Infections
CLEVELAND - Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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, ou...
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Signs 10-Year Research Agreement with Shanghai Zhabei District Health Bureau
CLEVELAND - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 o...
Damaged Hearts Pump Better When Fueled With Fats
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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine reports. Results from biological model studies conducted...
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine Establishes First Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Graduate (MS and PhD) Program in Ohio
CLEVELAND - The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine is pleased to announce its established the first PhD and MS program in Systems Biology and Bioinformatics in the State of Ohio. Based in the School of Medicine, with the Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics as its administrative ...
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Names New Executive Director for Its Urban Health Initiative
CLEVELAND - Amy R. Sheon, PhD, MPH, has accepted the position of executive director of the Urban Health Initiative at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine. Amy, who is currently senior policy analyst at Altarum Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will join ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø...
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Receives $2.1 M NIH Grant to Expand Cystic Fibrosis Research Models
CLEVELAND - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand basic research models for the study of cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is an inherited disease that c...
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Names New Vice President for Medical Development and Vice Dean for External Affairs
CLEVELAND - April 25, 2011 – Carol L. Moss has been appointed vice president for medical development and vice dean for external affairs at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine. Moss, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations at the University of California, San Francisco, wi...
New Study Identifies Possible Cause of Salt-induced Hypertension
CLEVELAND - New research from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine and Kent State University shows that salt intake raises blood pressure because it makes it harder for the cardiovascular system to simultaneously juggle the regulation of blood pressure and body temperature. For decades...
Researchers Identify New Biomarker for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the Human Form of Mad Cow Disease
CLEVELAND - Neena Singh, MD, PhD and colleagues at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine have identified the first disease-specific biomarker for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD), a universally fatal, degenerative brain disease for which there is no cure. sCJD is one of the cau...
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Positions Regenerative Medicine Center for Future Growth
CLEVELAND - In a move to streamline and accelerate the research and development of new stem cell and regenerative medicine technologies, the National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) and the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (CSCRM) at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have been ro...