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Gene editing clinical trial participant dreams of a future with sight

Gene editing clinical trial participant dreams of a future with sight

Oregon woman with impaired vision hopes medical advances will mean children with CEP290 gene mutations won’t need to experience blindness.
OHSU nurses recognize one another’s accomplishments during pandemic, beyond

OHSU nurses recognize one another’s accomplishments during pandemic, beyond

Hospital creatively celebrates National Nurses Week, May 6-12.
'All of us parents were struggling to make it'

'All of us parents were struggling to make it'

OHSU childcare stipend fund and related supports ease working parent stress.
Plain talk, respect, kindness is prescription for empowered patients, better health

Plain talk, respect, kindness is prescription for empowered patients, better health

OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care expands Compassionate Communication Skills Education to benefit all patients.
Study reveals structure of key brain receptors involved in memory and learning

Study reveals structure of key brain receptors involved in memory and learning

Research published in Nature could transform structural biology, lead to new treatments for epilepsy.
Understanding pollution from the gene’s perspective

Understanding pollution from the gene’s perspective

Caren Weinhouse, Ph.D., M.P.H., explores how environmental pollutants prompt epigenetic changes.
OHSU supports federal Equality Act

OHSU supports federal Equality Act

Comprehensive bill would provide basic protections to LGBTQ Americans.