Pinball emporium in Hillsboro helps to raise $2,200 for a project to get a pinball machine for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

New research reveals the possibility of a brain-computer interface using brain signals to select letters and form sentences; however, the technology remains in an early developmental stage; Melanie Fried-Oken, Ph.D., says: “We’re nowhere near getting this into an assistive technology state that could be purchased by a family.

News coverage quotes Peter Graven, Ph.D., Marcel Curlin, M.D., and Bill Messer, M.D., Ph.D., regarding the arrival in Oregon of the BA.2 subvariant of omicron; Graven says: “Our immunity right now is really high, and that will wane over time. Then we may see infections pick up again.”

Research conducted by Rob Hendrickson, M.D., David Sheridan, M.D., and Adrienne Hughes, M.D., finds suicide attempts among youth were on the rise before the pandemic began.

Research conducted by Rob Hendrickson, M.D., David Sheridan, M.D., and Adrienne Hughes, M.D., finds suicide attempts among youth were on the rise before the pandemic began.

In a video interview with OncLive, Evan Shereck, M.D., M.Ed., discusses her process for making medical education more accessible.

In a Science article that discusses the current state of embryo editing, Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., says: “We’re still waiting for some better tools."

Bill Messer, M.D., Ph.D., tells Portland Monthly Magazine it's not guaranteed that everyone will wind up with COVID-19 at some stage: “If you haven’t gotten COVID [yet], it’s either just blind luck, or a series of measures that you’ve taken that really aren’t sustainable. If you’d like to go to live events, like concerts and restaurants, and all of those things, at some point, we’re going to have to let go or at least back off on some of the things that we’ve been really stringent on.”

An OHSU specialist reviews 20,0000 genes to identify an ultra-rare gene mutation in 3-month-old baby boy; the boy's family created the Raiden Science Foundation to raise money for research into UBA5 gene replacement therapy.

Doernbecher Nike Freestyle XVII raises $568,000 for the children's hospital.