CHA Medical & Bio Group announces plans to establish a research institute in Los Angeles focused on advancing comprehensive stem cell treatments through stem cell and gene therapy. The research will be conducted in consultation with Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., director of the OHSU Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy.

In a Spanish-language Univision Portland feature about the value of child safety seats in preventing injury and death in the event of a vehicle collision, experts point parents to OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital for technical help installing a seat.

In a Wall Street Journal article about whether cannabis can actually help people sleep, Nicole Bowles, Ph.D., says that studies have found downsides to using cannabis as a sleep aid, including people reporting feeling sleepy the next day. She also notes that people who use marijuana regularly can develop dependence, and often report trouble sleeping if they abruptly stop.

TMC Vibration Control collaborates with OHSU to help stabilize the advanced microscopes that OHSU researchers use to study the nanobiology of cancer. Jessica Riesterer, Ph.D., says: “There’s a big push to look at how cancer cells are organized with their architecture at the cellular level, and so we need the highest resolution in order to do that.”

In an article by Romper, Jacquelyn Knapp, M.D., shares insight on the intrusive thoughts that can occur during the postpartum time period, including why they occur and how to manage them. Knapp suggests new parents who are struggling seek supportive care, either from their obstetric provider or primary care provider: “Do not struggle alone… These thoughts can really get in the way of being able to be present with their babies and be the parent they want to be.”

In a MDLinx story about a baby or babies born in the United Kingdom using mitochondrial replacement therapy, Paula Amato, M.D., says, “Even though the technology was developed here, and we think we’re at a point where we’d like to move forward with clinical trials to see if it’s actually safe and effective, we’re unable to do that in the U.S.”

In a KGW-TV feature about the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in patients experiencing long COVID-19, Eric Herman, M.D., says, “I think that it's very hard to show someone I don't have much energy and it's not my fault … or I'm having inflammation-type pain all over my body and we can't find the biomarker that explains it. By understanding these patients who are clearly suffering and improving with the right support, we're able to show them there's light at the end of the tunnel and we can hopefully improve treatment courses for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and maybe other autoimmune disorders that people are suffering from.”

In a KOIN-TV story on how doctors are using virtual reality to better understand pediatric heart defects, echocardiographer Jeremiah Moore says, "I grew up playing video games and this seems like a natural progression for me, taking those skills and passions and applying it to my profession."

Erik Brodt, M.D., describes the OHSU Northwest Native American Center of Excellence’s efforts to encourage American Indian and Alaska Natives to pursue careers in health care.

A story describing various research related to the vagina and other genitalia notes a study led by Blair Peters, M.D., found the human clitoris has more than 10,000 nerve endings. Peters studies clitoral nerves to inform gender-affirming genital surgery and to improve sexual health.