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Research Week 2017: A new approach to permanent birth control for women

Research Week 2017: A new approach to permanent birth control for women

On any given day, you can find Jeffrey Jensen, M.D., M.P.H., caring for patients, writing NIH grants, teaching medical students or looking at the latest test results in his lab at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. But what gets him up every morning is his commitment to making birth control safer and more effective for women around the world.
Research Week 2017: Leaving your comfort zone, ‘cross training’ in conducting exercise research

Research Week 2017: Leaving your comfort zone, ‘cross training’ in conducting exercise research

Kerri Winters-Stone, Ph.D., researches the use of physical activity to prevent and manage chronic disease. Her studies have shown that cancer survivors can benefit from exercise that reverses treatment-related side effects and symptoms.