Better definition could lead to better diagnosis and treatment for rare diseases that cumulatively affect millions Thousands of rare diseases cumulatively affect millions of people across t... Read more
Research from the University of Illinois and the University of California, Davis has chemists one step closer to recreating nature’s most efficient machinery for generating hydrogen gas. Thi... Read more
Technique could help diagnose, rectify a genetic defect with gene-editing tools such as CRISPR Scientists have devised a new computational method that reveals genetic patterns in the massive... Read more
Study shows promise in repairing damaged myelin A scientific breakthrough provides new hope for millions of people living with multiple sclerosis. Researchers at OHSU have developed a compou... Read more
New research conducted at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, identifies a gene that could provide a new target for developing medication to prevent and treat alcoholism. Scientists at the Oregon Nati... Read more
Via a mouse model, OHSU physician-scientists lead effort to hone a drug that inhibits cancer cells from spreading to other areas in the body Fighting cancer means killing cancer cells. Howev... Read more
Journal of Neuroscience study examines medicinal properties of cannabis OHSU research suggests an avenue for developing treatments for chronic pain that harness the medicinal properties of c... Read more
Depression treatment tool holds tremendous promise for patients with debilitating condition In the largest U.S. clinical trial of its kind funded by the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation... Read more
“These results are really exciting. This could be a new front in the fight against MS.” Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that an antioxidant design... Read more
A team led by a longtime Oregon Health & Science University researcher has demonstrated in mice what could be a revolutionary new technique to cure a wide range of human diseases — from... Read more
Appears to have the ability to completely clear an AIDS-causing virus from the body An HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate developed by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University appears t... Read more
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that excessive noise activates certain cells in the ear causing them to detach and damage the blood barrier Your mother was right when she warned y... Read more
People with conditions such as heart disease or Parkinson’s could benefit from tissue grown with their own DNA Lorraine Barnes suffered a heart attack in 2005 and has lived with the co... Read more
The breakthrough marks the first time human stem cells have been produced via nuclear transfer and follows several unsuccessful attempts by research groups worldwide Scientists at Oregon Hea... Read more
