A $5 million grant from the Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Foundation will advance OHSU’s efforts to develop new, nonsurgical treatments for malignant brain tumors and to share its unique knowledge with the international medical community. The ...
In fiscal year 2010, Oregon Health & Science University researchers obtained more research funding than in any other previous year — $392 million. This figure includes $70 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) funding. To date, ...
Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute researchers found that the GRB7 gene drives an aggressive form of breast cancer and acts independently of the HER-2 gene, known to be a stimulator of breast cancer growth. Isolating the role ...
WHAT: The OHSU Parkinson Center of Oregon, in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, is hosting a research roundtable for patients and the general public. A panel of leading scientific experts will discuss ...
Tart cherry juice may be a safer way to treat muscle pain and inflammation than over-the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen, according to researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. A study of athletes who competed in Oregon’s Hood to ...
African-American women’s beliefs about depression and depression care are consistently and systematically influenced by racism, according to a new study conducted at Oregon Health & Science University. The results are published online in the American ...
A new grant from the HEDCO Foundation (Danville, Calif.) will advance Oregon Health & Science University’s effort to help diabetes patients safely control their condition with an automated insulin delivery device controlled by a continuous glucose ...
A new multi-state study has found that nursing home patients participating in a program enabling them to communicate their wishes for end-of-life treatment are far less likely to receive unwanted hospitalizations and medical interventions than ...
The Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University has received another clean bill of health from the United States Department of Agriculture. Approximately twice a year, a USDA animal care expert conducts an ...
Healthier cafeteria choices, longer and more intense periods of physical activity and a robust in-school education program can lower the risk of obesity and other risk factors for acquiring type 2 diabetes, according to a new study called HEALTHY. The ...