Offering a helping hand
July 04, 2017
Using a 3D printer, Albert Chi, M.D. constructed a pair of prosthetic hands for a 6-year-old Astoria boy.
Author: Erik Robinson
Patients with multiple sclerosis may benefit from over-the-counter therapy
July 03, 2017
An OHSU pilot study suggests the over-the-counter antioxidant lipoic acid holds promise in improving the lives of patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Review finds no definitive standard for identifying and treating veterans at risk for suicide
June 15, 2017
A systematic review of basic and clinical science research has revealed no definitive standard for detecting military veterans at risk of suicidal behavior, nor is there a clear standard of treatment to prevent suicide among U.S. veterans.
Multiple sclerosis won’t deter OHSU patient from Race Across the West
May 23, 2017
Chris Ramsey, a physical therapist who lives in Beaverton, Oregon, is currently training for the Race Across the West, a 930-mile bike race from southern California to Colorado that begins June 13. Notably, he is believed to be the first person with MS to attempt the race solo.
Research Week 2017: Understanding the brain: ‘We’ve got a lot of work to do’
May 04, 2017
Kevin Wright, Ph.D. is an assistant professor running his own laboratory in OHSU’s Vollum Institute, where he applies his natural curiosity toward solving one of the most formidable puzzles in science and medicine: how the nervous system works.
Research Week 2017: Investment in basic research is the key to unlocking the brain’s secrets
May 03, 2017
Gail Mandel, Ph.D., is helping to develop a gene therapy technique to repair a mutation on the X chromosome which causes the neurological disease Rett syndrome.
Research Week 2017: ‘How can we use our brains to understand our brains?’
May 01, 2017
Tianyi Mao, Ph.D., maps what she refers to as the “connectome,” how different parts of the brain connect together to perform different tasks.
New study outlines financial incentive for in-hospital opioid intervention program
April 28, 2017
A new study makes a business case for establishing an in-hospital intervention program for patients affected by substance use disorder.
Subtle symptoms add up to big problem
April 05, 2017
Elizabeth Whispell maintains an active lifestyle, so she didn’t give much thought to what seemed to be subtle changes in her appearance. It wasn’t until later that she learned she actually had a rare pituitary disorder – a condition serious enough that it ultimately required brain surgery by specialists at OHSU in Portland.
Taking on the opioid epidemic in Oregon
April 03, 2017
OHSU doctors and scientists working to address the opioid epidemic which has claimed thousands of lives and resulted in a doubling of the number of people who reported heroin addiction in a single decade, from 2003 to 2013.
