Case Western Reserve University

Scientists have discovered a potential treatment that may steer cancer cells toward their own destruction. The study focused on a particular gene found to influence levels of a tumor-fighting protein, the increased presence of which makes cancer cells more vulnerable to existing forms of treatment.

A new study at Case Western Reserve University is now advancing the radical new hypothesis that dark matter may in fact be made not of exotic subatomic particles, but rather of macroscopic objects which would mass anywhere from a tennis ball to a dwarf planet and as dense as a neutron star.

A new prosthetic system allows amputees to feel familiar sensations and also, somewhat unexpectedly, reduces their phantom pain. Test patients were able to discern materials of different textures while blindfolded and to hold soft or brittle objects without crushing them.

In the same way that a spliced-in wire can circumvent a broken electrical connection, scientists have recently demonstrated that a brain-machine-brain interface can restore lost abilities to brain-damaged rats. The research could lead to the development of devices for treatment of humans.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) have been selected by ARPA-E to carry out a one year project aimed at developing a low cost method to obtain titanium metal from its ore. The process could lower the cost of the metal by up to 60 percent.

A team of mathematicians at Case Western Reserve have proven that all macroscopic parts of the world are entangled quantum mechanically.

Scientists have created a new material inspired by squid beaks, that could be used in medical implants.

Researchers have solved the mystery as to how insulin binds to the insulin receptor on the surface of cells, offering the potential for the development of new and improved insulin medications to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Scientists have created lenses that refract light in the same fashion as the lens in the human eye.

U.S researchers are developing a tiny middle ear "microphone" that could remove the need for any external components on cochlear implants.

A group of students have created a unique material that they say could be sealed in bags with water, then used to temporarily fill potholes.

A group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University have created a power supply that relies just on the insect's normal feeding to power electronics attached to the insect.