Many call ovarian cancer a "silent killer." The cancer does not have a dedicated screening tool such as mammograms, which are used to detect breast cancer. Ovarian cancer doesn't make a grand entrance - often, women notice no symptoms until the cancer ...

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University are using MRIs to study the potential effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on memory and learning ability. Jacob Raber, Ph.D., associate professor of behavioral neuroscience and neurology in the ...

Oregon Health & Science University psychiatrist Jerald Block, M.D., will present new research on the psychiatric factors that can lead to school shootings. Block’s presentation, which is part of a panel discussion that he is chairing, will take place ...

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University are embarking on a new research study aimed at determining the health impacts on newborn children whose mothers choose a high-fat diet during pregnancy. The research is made possible through a grant ...

Gail Mandel, Ph.D., senior scientist at the Oregon Health & Science University Vollum Institute and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences is an ...

An Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researcher has identified a protein that is a strong indicator of survival for men with advanced prostate cancer. The C-reactive protein, also known as CRP, is a special type of protein produced ...

If the U.S. healthcare system moves toward wider adoption of advanced information technology systems to control health care costs, reduce medical errors and improve patient care, it will need at least 40,000 additional health IT professionals – or ...

If the U.S. healthcare system moves toward wider adoption of advanced information technology systems to control health care costs, reduce medical errors and improve patient care, it will need at least 40,000 additional health IT professionals – or ...

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have identified a gene that is necessary in eliminating cancer cells. “This finding is important because expression of this gene is frequently suppressed in many cancers, such as lymphoma and breast ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered a correlation between a person's brain volume and the occurrence of mental decline caused by Alzheimer's disease. The research was presented today at the American Academy of Neurology ...