Study finds stress-related nerves may fuel pancreatic cancer growth
New research from OHSU points to an unexpected player in cancer research: nerves.
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Study: Hidden genetic mutations in patient-derived stem cells could ultimately undermine therapeutic benefit
April 14, 2016
For the first time, scientists have confirmed the long-standing hypothesis that as people age, they accumulate gene mutations in their mitochondria -- cells' energy source. A team led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., director of the Center for Embryonic ...
Researchers visualize brain’s serotonin pump, provide blueprint for design of new, more effective SSRIs
April 06, 2016
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Vollum Institute have uncovered remarkably detailed 3-D views of one of the most important transporters in the brain - the serotonin transporter. Their study, published online today in the journal ...
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research join Collaborative Cancer Cloud
March 31, 2016
Two leading cancer centers join effort to securely share genomic, imaging and clinical data to better understand the root causes of cancer and accelerate potentially lifesaving discoveries.
Oregon’s new birth control law increases access, but more still to be done
March 28, 2016
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, University of Minnesota School of Public Health and George Mason University applaud Oregon’s new birth control law which allows women age 18 or older to obtain some methods of hormonal contraception ...
Study shows tetanus shots needed every 30 years, not every 10
March 22, 2016
A revised adult vaccination schedule could save millions in health care costs.
Giving antibodies to infant macaques exposed to an HIV-like virus could clear the infection
March 21, 2016
Scientists at the Oregon National Primate Research Center today revealed that infant rhesus macaques treated with antibodies within 24 hours of being exposed to SHIV, a chimeric simian virus that bears the HIV envelope protein, were completely cleared ...
Nanotechnology expert selected to lead OHSU’s large-scale early cancer detection initiative
March 07, 2016
Sadik Esener, Ph.D., will help launch the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s recruitment of 20 to 30 top scientists and their research teams.
Evidence review provides new estimates of the effectiveness and harms of breast cancer screening
January 11, 2016
Three new studies inform U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated recommendations
Study finds link between lead exposure and ADHD
January 07, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. – Scientists at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital have defined the first causal link between blood lead exposure and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in humans. While previous studies have associated lead blood levels with ...