ProteoGenix, an Oregon Health & Science University spinoff company which has developed a test that could displace amniocentesis — the only procedure now available for diagnosing intra-amniotic infection — has taken a long step toward commercial ...

Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Development Commission have agreed on a five-year plan to facilitate development of a bioscience industry sector in the North Macadam urban renewal area (URA), also known as the South Waterfront ...

Oregon Health & Science University mouse studies showing prenatal exposure to methamphetamine negatively affects learning and memory are spurring clinical research examining the drug's effects on cognition in children. Jacob Raber, Ph.D., associate ...

The Oregon Retinal Degeneration Center at Oregon Health & Science University Casey Eye Institute has received the first installment of a $4.75 million grant from the Lincy Foundation. The grant will be used to develop stem cell therapies to treat ...

When the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, it was hailed as a groundbreaking health achievement. Now, scientists in Oregon have played a key role in the latest significant breakthrough that will greatly impact genetic studies aimed at ...

An Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researcher is among a group of scientists who have found that the use of computer applications initially designed to improve the interpretation of mammography is less accurate than the standard ...

A $2.5 million grant to Oregon Health & Science University will expand Care Management Plus, a technology-intensive, innovative primary care model that reduces hospitalizations, lowers costs, and improves health outcomes for older adults with chronic ...

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has funded a five-year, $24 million Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism grant to support a consortium led by an Oregon Health & Science University researcher. Of the total ...

The tobacco company's description of its new cigarette brand seems to promise a lot. "May present less risk of cancer associated with smoking," the company boasts on its Web site, making it a natural choice "for smokers who have decided not to quit, ...

Patients facing a new diagnosis of cancer universally discuss the important subject of prognosis with their physicians. Survival statistics for patients with specific types of cancers are often published in a way that reveals survival of a population ...