A team of Oregon Health & Science University researchers studying a rare form of hypertension has identified the mechanism by which they believe a protein complex in the kidney operates as a master switch that regulates blood pressure, a finding that ...

Oregon Health & Science University researchers are reporting the discovery of an early survival advantage when a combination of surgery and radiation therapy is used for patients with a rare but deadly bile duct cancer. “Surgery and radiotherapy shows ...

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found that highly targeted radiation therapy for prostate cancer can ensure that the majority of persons with this tumor will not have any long-term rectal damage. A group of 231 ...

By most measures of an academic medical center’s success in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, fiscal year 2007 was a banner year for Oregon Health & Science University. OHSU researchers disclosed 132 inventions, more than in any previous year ...

Random drug and alcohol testing does not reliably keep student-athletes from using. In fact, the mere presence of drug testing increases some risk factors for future substance use, Oregon Health & Science University researchers report. Their findings ...

For Angie Nice, an end to her epileptic seizures would mean being able to participate in two activities many people take for granted: Work and travel. They're activities that don't come easily for Nice, 38, since she can suffer as many as four ...

In a study of the maternity records of more than 6,000 women, David J.P. Barker, M.D., Ph.D.,and Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., of Oregon Health & Science University discovered a strong correlation between the size and shape of a woman's hips and her ...

Brian J. Druker, M.D., director of the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, will receive the prestigious Keio Medical Science Prize. The award from the Keio Medical Science Fund is made to researchers in recognition of their ...

A summary of evidence on the diagnosis and treatment of low-back pain has prompted the American Pain Society (ASP) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) to issue a new treatment guideline. The guideline is based on a thorough analysis of ...

The season in which a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer has been shown to affect his survivability. Men diagnosed in the summer and autumn months have a better chance of survival than if they were diagnosed in the spring and winter, according to ...