Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have 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 by ...

Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center have found a way to identify which men need a second prostate biopsy because they may be harboring one of the more life-threatening ...

A spinoff company based in part on the findings of Oregon Health & Science University's obesity research has completed its initial public offering. Recently, Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. offered 8.05 million shares of common stock at the initial public ...

A 55-year-old Montesano, Wash. woman will be the first person in the Northwest to be treated with a promising new multiple sclerosis drug developed entirely at Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Anne ...

An Oregon Health & Science University neurologist is directing a national study examining whether omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish, can lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Joseph Quinn, M.D., associate professor of neurology, OHSU School of ...

Research by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University reveals the 2003 outbreak of monkeypox in the Midwest may have been larger than reported. This is due to the fact that at least one case, and possibly more, caused atypical, less obvious ...

Researchers at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University have been awarded a $6.4 million dollar grant by the National Institutes of Health to develop new contraceptive methods with fewer side effects. The ...

A woman sees her doctor with a severe cough. Diagnosed with pneumonia, she's put on a standard antibiotics regimen. If she has a negative reaction to the drugs, the treatment is stopped. But the long-term effects of that negative reaction could be ...

Oregon Health & Science University neuroscientists are eyeing a protein as a potential therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis because de-activating it protects nerve fibers from damage. OHSU researchers, working with colleagues at the Portland ...

A recently discovered signaling system in the brain has just been shown to be turned on by methamphetamine, an Oregon Health & Science University study found. The signaling system could soon become a target for therapies aiming to reverse meth’s ...