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OHSU Intercultural Psychiatric Program: serving immigrants, refugees for 40 years

By Erik Robinson March 14, 2017

A unique OHSU psychiatric program supports immigrants and refugees, serving approximately 1,100 people in the Portland area, including 200 survivors of torture from countries including Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Ethiopia, Bosnia and Syria.

Antibiotics used to treat cystic fibrosis significantly increase risk of permanent hearing loss

By Erik Robinson February 24, 2017

A powerful class of antibiotics provides life-saving relief for people with cystic fibrosis; however, a new study for the first time reveals the levels at which high cumulative dosages over time significantly increases the risk of permanent hearing loss in these patients.

Medicare spent more than $650 million in two years on a drug prescribed by less than 1 percent of physicians: study

By Erik Robinson February 13, 2017

U.S. taxpayers spent more than $650 million in 2013 and 2014 on one medication with questionable usefulness prescribed by less than 1 percent of clinicians, according to new research by scientists with OHSU and the OHSU/Oregon State University School of Pharmacy in Portland.

New genome-mapping technique opens new avenues for precision medicine

By Erik Robinson January 30, 2017

OHSU scientists have uncovered a method for quickly and efficiently mapping the genome of single cells within the body. Their findings, published Jan. 30 in the journal Nature Methods, clears the way for a significant advance in precision medicine, including cancer and many other disease areas.

Scientists reveal non-addictive pathway to pain relief

By Erik Robinson January 12, 2017

OHSU research suggests an avenue for developing treatments for chronic pain that harness the medicinal properties of cannabis while minimizing the threat of addiction.

A fresh outlook on life

By Erik Robinson December 29, 2016

A local woman can now to look her husband and two grown children in the eye after undergoing a successful surgery to correct a rare and debilitating spinal condition known as dropped head syndrome.

Study suggests possible new target for treating and preventing Alzheimer’s

By Erik Robinson December 01, 2016

A new scientific discovery may provide a future avenue for treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.

New research provides key insight about mitochondrial replacement therapy

By Erik Robinson November 30, 2016

A new discovery may unlock the answer to a vexing scientific question: How to conduct mitochondrial replacement therapy, a new gene-therapy technique, in such a way that safely prevents the transmission of harmful mitochondrial gene mutations from mothers to their children.

Kill the cancer, protect the brain

By Erik Robinson November 28, 2016

When the possibility of death is the only alternative, most people will opt for the most aggressive cancer treatments possible. The problem is, a new study by researchers at OHSU suggests that a robust combination of therapies that are effective in targeting the cancer can lead to harmful cognitive effects in the brain if the patient survives.

Study suggests brain changes for astronauts traveling to Mars

By Erik Robinson November 16, 2016

Long-term exposure to cosmic radiation could alter the brain and change behavior in astronauts bound for Mars, according to new research led by scientists at OHSU in Portland, Oregon.

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