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OHSU study shows that a molecule critical to nerve cells increases dramatically during hypertension

December 05, 2012

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Dentistry have made an important connection between a molecule critical to nerve cells and high blood pressure. Production of the molecule Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) appears ...

OHSU study shows that a molecule critical to nerve cells increases dramatically during hypertension

December 05, 2012

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Dentistry have made an important connection between a molecule critical to nerve cells and high blood pressure. Production of the molecule Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) appears ...

OHSU researchers develop new animal model for one of the least understood medical issues: ADHD

May 09, 2012

The number of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cases in the United States are exploding. According to a 2011 statement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in 10 American children is diagnosed with the disorder. ...

OHSU researchers develop new animal model for one of the least understood medical issues: ADHD

May 09, 2012

The number of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cases in the United States are exploding. According to a 2011 statement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in 10 American children is diagnosed with the disorder. ...

OHSU receives additional Grand Challenges Explorations funding of novel approach to develop AIDS vaccine that blocks infection

May 09, 2012

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have received additional funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to conduct AIDS vaccine research. The funding enables individuals ...

OHSU receives additional Grand Challenges Explorations funding of novel approach to develop AIDS vaccine that blocks infection

May 09, 2012

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have received additional funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to conduct AIDS vaccine research. The funding enables individuals ...

Research highlights pitfall of psychiatric drug development: Publication bias may provide physicians with an incomplete picture

March 20, 2012

Physicians who prescribe antipsychotic medications may be basing their decisions on incomplete information, according to new research published by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University. The study is published in PLoS Medicine, a ...

Research highlights pitfall of psychiatric drug development: Publication bias may provide physicians with an incomplete picture

March 20, 2012

Physicians who prescribe antipsychotic medications may be basing their decisions on incomplete information, according to new research published by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University. The study is published in PLoS Medicine, a ...

Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center to review bone growth product

December 05, 2011

Yale School of Medicine has chosen the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University as one of two research centers that will independently review all clinical studies of a controversial product used in spinal surgeries ...

Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center to review bone growth product

December 05, 2011

Yale School of Medicine has chosen the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University as one of two research centers that will independently review all clinical studies of a controversial product used in spinal surgeries ...

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