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 Awarded $5.8 Million to Expand Health Information Technology Education
April 07, 2010
Oregon Health & Science University has been awarded $5.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to advance the widespread adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (HIT) by educating professionals to work in ...
OHSU Research Explains Why Immunity Against Some Viruses Fails to Protect Against Repeated Infection
April 01, 2010
New research conducted at the Oregon Health & Science University Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute explains how a virus that has already infected up to 80 percent of the American population can repeatedly re-infect individuals despite the presence of ...
OHSU cartilage research takes flight in one of the last shuttle missions
April 01, 2010
Scientists will analyze cartilage loss in mice exposed to a zero gravity environment as part of research that has implications for longer space missions and future cartilage research on earth Oregon Health & Science University cartilage research is ...
OHSU Scientists Help Decode Songbird Genome
March 31, 2010
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are part of an international research effort to decode the genome of the zebra finch, a songbird species found in Australia. The zebra finch has been studied in labs around the world because it shares ...
OHSU School of Dentistry Develops New Animal Model to Study Craniofacial Pain by Manipulating Genes
March 24, 2010
Using a novel animal model to study craniofacial pain, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Dentistry have discovered that when tissues are inflamed, the nerve cells carrying pain information from the head to the brain produce ...
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Participates in National, Groundbreaking Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer
March 18, 2010
The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is one of 20 cancer centers across the country selected to participate in a groundbreaking clinical trial aimed at testing the most promising drugs in development in women newly diagnosed with higher risk, rapidly ...
DeltaPoint, Inc., was selected as the overall launch-stage winner in this year’s annual Angel Oregon event hosted by the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network.
March 16, 2010
DeltaPoint, Inc., was selected as the overall launch-stage winner in this year’s annual Angel Oregon event hosted by the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. The company, based on research conducted at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), surpassed six ...
OHSU School of Dentistry Team Discovers Powerful Molecule Regulator in Blood-Pressure Control System
March 11, 2010
The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research, sheds light on what determines availability of the molecules involved in blood pressure control Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Dentistry have discovered ...
New Study Identifies Best Treatment for Childhood Epilepsy
March 11, 2010
One of the oldest available anti-seizure medications, ethosuximide, is the most effective treatment for childhood absence epilepsy, according to initial outcomes published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine. OHSU Doernbecher Children’s ...
Health Fairs at OHSU, PSU Help Attendees Learn About Their Health While Contributing to Science
March 09, 2010
WHAT: Oregon Health & Science University is bringing the Let’s Get Healthy! health fair to two locations in Portland. The fairs are free and open to the public and are being held in collaboration with the following events: PSU Fair: Native American ...