http://blog.case.edu/case-news/healthcare Healthcare en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 12:42:05 EST Tue, 13 May 2008 12:42:05 EST Copyright 2008 Case Western Reserve University heidi.cool@case.edu heidi.cool@case.edu http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Movable Type v3.121 http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/13/medicine Several departments within the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine placed in the top 10 for funding from the National Institutes of Health. The NIH, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's largest provider of medical research support. This significant federal government funding to the School of Medicine reflects Northeast Ohio's leading medical research and treatment. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/13/medicine Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty Grants HeadlinesMain Healthcare Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine news Tue, 13 May 2008 12:42:05 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/30/schizophrenia Doctors have long known schizophrenia has a genetic basis, and have hypothesized that the disease resulted from combinations of common genes, or alleles, each contributing towards the disease in a small way. But a new study, co-authored by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member, suggests that a predisposition to schizophrenia may instead be caused by just a few, rare genetic mutations, each contributing significantly to the disease. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/30/schizophrenia Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty HeadlinesMain Healthcare Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine Science news Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:22:01 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/18/medicaid According to an award-winning study on children with and without Medicaid, a Case Western Reserve University third-year dental student found that Medicaid children have three times the unmet dental problems and treatment needs than other non-Medicaid children. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/18/medicaid Awards HeadlinesMain Healthcare Provost Initiatives Research School of Dental Medicine Students news Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:52:11 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/10/cordblood Exciting developments are taking place in the development and application of stem cells, considered the body's "master" cells because they create all other tissues, organs and systems in the human body. Researchers have concluded that stem cells are the key to the body's regenerative ability. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/10/cordblood HeadlinesMain Healthcare Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine news Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:03:10 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/07/cornea Case Western Reserve University and its research partners have completed a first-ever study that bolsters findings of a national study confirming the viability of older corneas for transplant. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/07/cornea Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty Healthcare Research School of Medicine news Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:29:24 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/07/braces Does your child need braces? The Department of Orthodontics at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine' is recruiting 250 youth between the ages of 11 and 16 and who qualify to participate as patients in the dental school's discounted braces program that begins in July 2008. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/07/braces Community Outreach HeadlinesMain Healthcare Provost Initiatives School of Dental Medicine features Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:04:21 EST