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summer 2012 issue

features

Breaking New Ground

Breaking New Ground

Students design research studies, lead investigations and author results—all while pursuing their MDs

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Fountainhead

Fountainhead

Clinical trial uses bone marrow stem cells to improve tolerance to chemotherapy.

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Classroom Perspectives

Classroom Perspectives

Student-Run Free Clinic Opens; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College Turns 10; Urban Health Pathway Launches

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news

Case Western Reserve Pediatrician Updates Classic Childcare Book

NCI Grant Funds Esophageal Cancer Research

Expanding the Timeframe for Cornea Transplants

Professorships Announced

Third Frontier Grant Funds Incontinence Treatment

from the dean

The power of partnership

The pages that follow are full of news about extraordinary achievements—discoveries of alternative uses for existing drugs, breakthroughs in identifying markers for deadly disease and detection of trends hidden amid reams of data. Read the dean's letter >

philanthropy

Drugs Leading Double Lives

discoveries

Reversing the Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

Reversing the Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

One of the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease has nothing to do with memory or cognition-it’s the loss of the sense of smell.

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Genetic Cause of Thyroid Cancer

Researchers Discover Genetic Cause of Thyroid Cancer

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a genetic link to increased risk of thyroid cancer.

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Using Viruses to Fight Cancer

Using Viruses to Fight Cancer

In nature, viruses survive by seeking out and infecting specific cells. Now, School of Medicine scientists are exploring how to use this ability to treat cancer.

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Master Switches for Colon Cancer

Researchers Find Master Switches for Colon Cancer

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have identified a set of master switches that control key genes involved in colon cancer.

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Mutation Helps Keep Malaria Parasites Out

Cellular Mutation Helps Keep Malaria Parasites Out

A mutation on the surface of human red blood cells protects against a common type of malaria, according to researchers from CWRU School of Medicine.

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Kidney Damage in Diabetics

Biomarkers Predict Kidney Damage in Diabetics

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered four biomarkers that could help identify diabetes patients who are at risk for kidney damage.

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Creating a New Myelin Coating

Creating a New Myelin Coating

Using stem cells, scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a way to produce new myelin coating on damaged nerves.

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Fossil Provides Evolutionary Insight

Fossil Provides Evolutionary Insight

A partial foot fossil discovered in Ethiopia proves Lucy wasn’t the only ancient human ancestor in the neighborhood 3.4 million years ago.

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Medicaid Recipients Face Shorter Survival

Cancer Drugs Offer New Hope

A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine study shows Ohio cancer patients on Medicaid face shorter survival times than those with private insurance or no insurance at all.

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