Patients with opioid use disorder die at a rate similar to heart attacks
OHSU research is the first to characterize rate of death for patients with opioid use disorder within 12 months of hospital discharge.
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International project seeks to eliminate HIV in kids
September 13, 2021
New strategies to be tested at OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center.
Do COVID-19 vaccines affect your period?
August 30, 2021
OHSU will analyze data from digital birth control, menstrual cycle tracking apps to help determine if links exist.
Study confirms virus variants reduce protection against COVID-19
August 26, 2021
OHSU researchers say findings suggest need to double down on vaccinations, public health measures.
OHSU expands capacity for cancer clinical trials
August 25, 2021
New early-phase clinical trial unit in the Center for Health and Healing Building 2 on South Waterfront centralizes care for cancer patients, provides more research opportunities.
New clinical trial at OHSU tests donated antibodies
August 19, 2021
Nationwide clinical trial finds no significant benefit in using convalescent plasma for early treatment of COVID-19.
Updated projection shows continued surge of COVID-19 in Oregon
August 18, 2021
Oregonians slowly responding to dire projections.
Discovery raises possibility of new medication for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
August 09, 2021
OHSU study reveals that synthetic compound regulates gene implicated in neurodegenerative diseases.
Brain surgery education, training ‘radically’ advances in U.S.
August 06, 2021
Report describes cohesive nationwide standards, including boot camp initiated at OHSU.
Scientists discover inherited neurodegenerative disease in monkeys
August 05, 2021
A newly published discovery at OHSU could lead to the development of new therapies to treat Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease and is the latest in a trove of discoveries made possible by a massive genomic database established at OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center.
Ease access to opioid addiction medication, new research suggests
July 28, 2021
OHSU evidence review encourages the use of primary care clinics to improve access to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder
Do COVID-19 vaccines affect your period?
August 30, 2021
OHSU will analyze data from digital birth control, menstrual cycle tracking apps to help determine if links exist.
Study shows tetanus shots needed every 30 years, not every 10
March 22, 2016
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are challenging the convention that tetanus and diphtheria vaccine boosters need to be administered every 10 years. Their paper in Clinical Infectious Diseases recommends that the current adult ...
Understanding the aggressive breast cancers missed by mammogram screening
June 30, 2020
Research by OHSU, Oregon State University points to an aggressive form of breast cancer not detected readily by screening.
Restricting Diet May Reverse Early-Stage Parkinson's
November 14, 2005
A new Oregon Health & Science University and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center study suggests that early-stage Parkinson's disease patients who lower their calorie intake may boost levels of an essential brain chemical lost from the ...
OHSU research is latest to characterize potential end of COVID-19 pandemic
June 10, 2021
Lab results suggest durable immunity against variants.
Targeted ‘radioligand’ improves survival in advanced prostate cancer
June 03, 2021
Injected agent targets radiation to prostate cancer cells, sparing most normal tissues.
Study links vaccine immune response to age
July 21, 2021
New OHSU laboratory research highlights importance of increasing vaccination to protect older vaccinated adults.
Study suggests serotonin may worsen tinnitus
August 22, 2017
Study indicates that a common class of antidepressants may worsen tinnitus.
Study confirms virus variants reduce protection against COVID-19
August 26, 2021
OHSU researchers say findings suggest need to double down on vaccinations, public health measures.
Study confirms that inflammation during pregnancy is linked to baby’s brain
April 09, 2018
A machine-learning algorithm can predict long-term brain impact, and may identify early treatment opportunities for children.