Stories

Take a deep breath: OHSU offers combat veterans meditation therapy to help ease effects of combat-related PTSD

August 20, 2009

Oregon Health & Science University is beginning a research study to examine the different aspects of mindfulness meditation as part of an effort to find new ways to treat combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An estimated 15 percent to ...

Take a deep breath: OHSU offers combat veterans meditation therapy to help ease effects of combat-related PTSD

August 20, 2009

Oregon Health & Science University is beginning a research study to examine the different aspects of mindfulness meditation as part of an effort to find new ways to treat combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An estimated 15 percent to ...

OHSU to Study Whether Low-Fat Dieting Benefits Multiple Sclerosis Patients

July 29, 2009

In addition to tracking each patient's MS symptoms and examinations by a neurologist, researchers will try to determine the physical impacts of a low fat diet on the brain through the use of MRI. "Low fat diets are popular among MS patients who ...

OHSU to Study Whether Low-Fat Dieting Benefits Multiple Sclerosis Patients

July 29, 2009

In addition to tracking each patient's MS symptoms and examinations by a neurologist, researchers will try to determine the physical impacts of a low fat diet on the brain through the use of MRI. "Low fat diets are popular among MS patients who ...

OHSU Geneticist’s Analysis Figures in Key Discovery

July 20, 2009

An Oregon Health & Science University geneticist − Cheryl Maslen, Ph.D. − played a key role in identifying the biological mechanism, that appears to explain disproportional dwarfism, or chondrodysplasia, in a score of dog breeds such as dachshunds and ...

OHSU Geneticist’s Analysis Figures in Key Discovery

July 20, 2009

An Oregon Health & Science University geneticist − Cheryl Maslen, Ph.D. − played a key role in identifying the biological mechanism, that appears to explain disproportional dwarfism, or chondrodysplasia, in a score of dog breeds such as dachshunds and ...

OHSU Study to Determine Which Seizure Medication, Delivery Method is Best

June 15, 2009

Most seizures are short and stop by themselves, but prolonged seizures, also called status epilepticus, are life-threatening medical emergencies that can result in injury or death. Oregon Health & Science University is beginning a study to determine ...

OHSU Study to Determine Which Seizure Medication, Delivery Method is Best

June 15, 2009

Most seizures are short and stop by themselves, but prolonged seizures, also called status epilepticus, are life-threatening medical emergencies that can result in injury or death. Oregon Health & Science University is beginning a study to determine ...

Landmark Stem Cells Trial Yields Positive Results

June 08, 2009

"The OHSU Doernbecher research team worked very hard to carry out this highly complex research and is heartened to see that this approach appears to be safe. We are delighted that this first trial of human neural stem cells was successful and offers ...