A Phase I/II clinical trial finds that a CRISPR-based gene editing technology improved vision in 11 of 14 participants who were born with a blindness-causing gene mutation. Mark Pennesi, M.D., Ph.D., says, “As ophthalmologists, we were often taught that there aren't really treatments for these rare genetic diseases. That is changing."

An OHSU study that finds Mount Washington ranked No. 7 in number of accidents and fourth in deaths among U.S. peaks during a roughly 70-year span is cited in a Wall Street Journal story about the mountain.

Cindy McEvoy, M.D., presents at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2024 Meeting about a study that finds extending the use of a CPAP treatment in premature infants by two weeks significantly increases lung volume and lung diffusion capacity. “The study’s findings solidify CPAP treatment as beneficial for preterm infants without requiring pharmaceuticals,” she says.

Jeff Tyner, Ph.D., discusses a research collaboration with the Portland Police Bureau using a data-driven approach to increase the rate of recovering stolen vehicles. Tyner says, “I think the results that the PPB team has been able to deliver have been phenomenal, in terms of their ability to use the data, train their officers and to be much more precise and efficient with how they can identify stolen vehicles."

Jeff Tyner, Ph.D., discusses a research collaboration with the Portland Police Bureau using a data-driven approach to increase the rate of recovering stolen vehicles. Tyner says, “I think the results that the PPB team has been able to deliver have been phenomenal, in terms of their ability to use the data, train their officers and to be much more precise and efficient with how they can identify stolen vehicles."

Private equity firms now account for as much as a quarter of practices providing behavioral health services in some states, a new study finds. “It all comes down to what kind of care they’re providing,” says Jane Zhu, M.D. “If these firms are expanding to increase access for people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to receive behavioral health treatment, that could be positive.”

The News-Review profiles a Roseburg man who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and treated at OHSU.

Columbia Gorge News profiles a woman from The Dalles, Oregon, who is participating in a multisite Alzheimer's clinical trial through OHSU. Charles Fennell says, “We have a lot of experts, and we do research, we do clinics, aging and technology at OHSU. There’s a vast amount of research going on, and a lot of minds that are very respected within the Alzheimer’s field, so it was kind of natural for us to pick up a study of this magnitude.”

Private equity firms now account for as much as a quarter of practices providing behavioral health services in some states, a new study finds. “It all comes down to what kind of care they’re providing,” says Jane Zhu, M.D. “If these firms are expanding to increase access for people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to receive behavioral health treatment, that could be positive.”

Private equity firms now account for as much as a quarter of practices providing behavioral health services in some states, a new study finds. “It all comes down to what kind of care they’re providing,” says Jane Zhu, M.D. “If these firms are expanding to increase access for people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to receive behavioral health treatment, that could be positive.”