Author: Erik Robinson

Study in Nature documents role of glial cells in brain

Study in Nature documents role of glial cells in brain

By Erik Robinson November 14, 2016
Scientists for the first time have documented a newly understood pathway for transmitting signals within the brain, according research published online Nov. 9 in the journal Nature.
New technique could increase success of infertility treatment

New technique could increase success of infertility treatment

By Erik Robinson November 10, 2016
Families struggling with infertility or a genetic predisposition for debilitating mitochondrial diseases may someday benefit from a new breakthrough led by scientists at OHSU and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
New study raises possibility of treating disease through amniotic fluid

New study raises possibility of treating disease through amniotic fluid

By Erik Robinson September 30, 2016
A breakthrough study published online this week in the journal Nucleic Acids Research suggests that it may be possible to treat genetic disease detected in the womb by safely and efficiently delivering gene-altering therapies through a kind of reverse amniocentesis.
New guidelines issued for patients with severe traumatic brain injury

New guidelines issued for patients with severe traumatic brain injury

By Erik Robinson September 22, 2016
A panel of leading experts today issued the 4th Edition of the Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. The updated guidelines provide recommendations for 18 monitoring and treatment topics for patients with severe traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, including surgical procedures, the use of monitors that measure intracranial pressure, preventing and treating brain swelling, and nutrition.
Study in Nature Reveals New Molecular Insight

Study in Nature Reveals New Molecular Insight

By Erik Robinson September 14, 2016
New research reveals for the first time the atomic structures of a key molecular receptor in the brain, which opens the door for developing medications that could block activation of these receptors to address a variety of conditions, ranging from pain to high blood pressure to early formation of blood clots.
Plant-based diet reduces fatigue, weight in patients with multiple sclerosis

Plant-based diet reduces fatigue, weight in patients with multiple sclerosis

By Erik Robinson July 01, 2016
A first-of-its-kind controlled clinical trial found that a low-fat, plant-based diet significantly improved the health of people with multiple sclerosis by reducing both fatigue and weight. Those improvements go hand-in-hand with fighting some of the most debilitating effects of MS.
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