Oregon Health & Science University has received funding to perfect a water purification process that removes chemicals and pathogens, making drinking water cleaner and safer. The grant to fund this research was provided by the Oregon Nanoscience and ...

Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry have determined that ATP-driven (adenosine triphosphate-driven) bioluminescence — a way of measuring visible light generated from ATP contained in bacteria — is an innovative ...

For select women with breast cancer, a one-time, targeted dose of radiation given at the time of surgery to remove a breast tumor is as effective as standard multi-week, post-operative radiation therapy, according to the results of a 10-year, ...

Oregon Health & Science University researchers are launching a study to evaluate progesterone treatments for traumatic brain injuries. Preliminary studies suggest the naturally occurring hormone stops damage to brain cells if it’s administered within ...

Researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute are studying not only whether men with prostate cancer see the benefits of exercise (which could reduce side effects from their cancer treatment), but also whether spouses ...

Oregon Health & Science University is partnering with the University of Oregon and Harvard Medical School to expedite basic science research into new and existing drugs and compounds that may prevent the complications associated with Fanconi anemia, ...

Oregon Health & Science University has established the Rocky and Julie Dixon Professorship in Neurology, an endowed faculty position supporting a leading faculty member of OHSU’s nationally acclaimed brain research programs. The professorship was made ...

Oregon Health & Science University researcher Eric Gouaux, Ph.D., today was named a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Being elected to the NAS is one of the highest honors in science. As part of the NAS, members act as scientific advisers to ...

A promising gene therapy method first developed through animal studies at Oregon Health & Science University has now been successfully tested using human cells. Today, the scientific journal Nature published results of a study conducted at Newcastle ...

Doctors can identify infants who are most likely to benefit from early treatment for a potentially blinding eye condition called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) with eye exams, according to research at Oregon Health & Science University’s Casey Eye ...