Targeted ‘radioligand’ improves survival in advanced prostate cancer
Injected agent targets radiation to prostate cancer cells, sparing most normal tissues.
Research
More Research Stories
- Latest Stories
- Popular
Hitting the ‘sweet spot’
June 03, 2021
OHSU among first to deploy latest technology in deep brain stimulation.
People of color twice as likely to die after traumatic brain injury, new study finds
June 02, 2021
OHSU co-authors say findings are a call to address structural racism throughout society.
Behavioral counseling can help pregnant patients limit excess weight gain, improve health outcomes
May 25, 2021
OHSU-led evidence review informs new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation to help manage, maintain healthy weight throughout pregnancy.
OHSU to support development of AI-based applications for mass casualty events
May 21, 2021
New AI-based ultrasound applications developed for point of care diagnosis, triage during mass casualty events, including COVID-19.
Study raises new alarm over long-term exposure to second-hand smoke
May 19, 2021
OHSU-led study measures chronic exposure in mice over 10 months.
Understanding pollution from the gene’s perspective
May 14, 2021
Caren Weinhouse, Ph.D., M.P.H., explores how environmental pollutants prompt epigenetic changes.
Study reveals structure of key brain receptors involved in memory and learning
May 12, 2021
Research published in Nature could transform structural biology, lead to new treatments for epilepsy.
Gene editing clinical trial participant dreams of a future with sight
May 10, 2021
Oregon woman with impaired vision hopes medical advances will mean children with CEP290 gene mutations won’t need to experience blindness.
Sexual, gender minority health researcher has a keen eye on quantitative data
May 07, 2021
Interviews provide important interpretive data, including the “why” behind what’s happening.
Treating addiction as a brain disease
May 05, 2021
Research Week 2021: OHSU researcher combines science, personal experience to better understand neurological impacts of substance abuse.
Study links vaccine immune response to age
July 21, 2021
New OHSU laboratory research highlights importance of increasing vaccination to protect older vaccinated adults.
Targeted ‘radioligand’ improves survival in advanced prostate cancer
June 03, 2021
Injected agent targets radiation to prostate cancer cells, sparing most normal tissues.
Chronic marijuana use alters female reproductive system, may impact successful conception
July 20, 2021
OHSU study finds association between THC, ovulatory disfunction in nonhuman primates.
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.
OHSU research is latest to characterize potential end of COVID-19 pandemic
June 10, 2021
Lab results suggest durable immunity against variants.
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 ...
Study suggests serotonin may worsen tinnitus
August 22, 2017
Study indicates that a common class of antidepressants may worsen tinnitus.
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.
Myocarditis and COVID-19 vaccine: Patient case studies demonstrate easily treated symptoms
June 07, 2021
Review of seven cases of heart muscle inflammation following mRNA vaccine suggests, based on current data, COVID-19 vaccine benefits overwhelmingly outweigh the low risk of developing myocarditis.