NIH awards OHSU scientists, collaborators $8.4 million to develop a cure for HIV
Only a handful of people in history have been cured of the virus; three have agreed to kick off landmark research project led by OHSU.
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OHSU fixes complex heart problems without open-heart surgery
February 02, 2011
The pediatric cardiac team at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is the first in the region and one of a handful in the nation to implant a pulmonary heart valve without open-heart surgery. To date, four patients have ...
Are some cancer patients involved in clinical trials too optimistic? Why?
January 26, 2011
Optimism is healthy for any person battling cancer and taking part in a clinical trial. But if a person is unrealistically optimistic, is it a problem? New research published this week in the journal IRB: Ethics & Human Research focuses on this issue. ...
Do birth control pills cause weight gain? New research says no
January 20, 2011
According to research conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University, the commonly held belief that oral contraceptives cause weight gain appears to be false. The results of the study are published ...
OHSU Doernbecher named Center of Excellence for Batten disease
January 18, 2011
Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital has been named a Batten Disease Center of Excellence by North America’s largest support and research organization for children diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called ...
OHSU tests new fish oil/lipoic acid combination as Alzheimer's treatment
January 10, 2011
Oregon Health & Science University researchers are expanding a study that found a combination of dietary supplements slows the cognitive and functional decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The results may help enable people with mild to ...
Portland Art Museum and OHSU Hospital Team Up To Investigate Van Gogh’s Mysteries
December 13, 2010
WHAT: In response to a request from the Portland Art Museum, OHSU Hospital is making it’s X-Ray and CT Scanner expertise and technology available to take images of Vincent van Gogh’s painting “The Ox Cart.” The imaging is part of international ...
U.S. Fails to Meet Key Women’s Health Goals
December 09, 2010
Good: Less Cigarette Smoking, More Colorectal Cancer Screening Bad, Ugly: Fewer Pap Tests, More Chlamydia, More Binge Drinking The United States has failed to meet most goals for women’s health — largely federal objectives drawn from the U.S. ...
Animal Care Staff at OHSU Honored, Receive Full Accreditation
December 09, 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. – Research animal care facilities and staff at Oregon Health & Science University’s Oregon National Primate Research Center on the West Campus and on Marquam Hill have been awarded full accreditation by the Association for the ...
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Hires ‘Dream Team’ Cancer Researcher Joe Gray
December 07, 2010
Internationally renowned cancer and genomic researcher Joe Gray, Ph.D., of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will join Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute and the School of Medicine. Gray is known for, among other ...
OHSU, PSU Research Identifies Suicide Rate Among Young Women Veterans More Than Twice That of Civilians
December 01, 2010
Young women veterans are nearly three times as likely as civilians to commit suicide, according to new research published by researchers at Portland State University (PSU) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). The paper, “Self-Inflicted ...