Vitamin C during pregnancy supports early brain development, OHSU study finds
Findings underscore importance of nutrition for both healthy pregnancy, early childhood development; OHSU expanding prenatal nutrition counseling, access to healthy foods.
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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.
Telemedicine provides accurate diagnosis of rare cause of blindness in preemies
April 06, 2018
A new study shows blindness-preventing treatment for premature babies can be done as effectively with telemedicine as with traditional, in-person eye exams.
Opioids and kids: helpful or harmful?
April 03, 2018
OHSU researchers receive $3 million to study adolescent pain and prescription opioid use.
Sneak peek: Inside the Knight Cancer Institute research building (photos)
March 29, 2018
OHSU’s 320,000 square foot cancer research building is taking shape, with completion slated for late summer 2018.
Newly approved drug is effective in patients with prostate cancer
March 27, 2018
Apalutamide significantly delayed the onset of symptoms, metastasis or death in Phase III clinical trial.
Many patients receive the wrong care for low back pain
March 21, 2018
Study authors say education, staying active should be first line of treatment.
Area surrounding a tumor impacts how breast cancer cells grow
March 14, 2018
OHSU research team discovers a tumor’s ‘microenvironment’ plays a critical role in how a common type of breast cancer responds to treatment.
Have an (artificial) heart
March 08, 2018
OHSU develops the first total artificial heart, designed to be a permanent replacement for a failing human heart.
Nervous system discovery could inform stroke, pain therapies
March 07, 2018
OHSU researchers reveal an ion channel that could be a target for medications.
Moving toward a future free of drug-induced hearing loss
March 06, 2018
Authors stress that because hearing cells are not regenerated, it is critical to understand and protect this important sensation.