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New research provides key insight about mitochondrial replacement therapy

By Erik Robinson November 30, 2016

A new discovery may unlock the answer to a vexing scientific question: How to conduct mitochondrial replacement therapy, a new gene-therapy technique, in such a way that safely prevents the transmission of harmful mitochondrial gene mutations from mothers to their children.

New members join OHSU and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital foundation boards

November 29, 2016

New members were named to the OHSU Foundation's Board of Trustees, in addition to the six new appointments to the Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation's Board of Directors.

Kill the cancer, protect the brain

By Erik Robinson November 28, 2016

New study of mice by OHSU researchers suggests judicious use of combined radiation and immunotherapy for cancer.

Study: Enhancing cancer response to radiation

By Amanda Gibbs November 28, 2016

OHSU researcher Sudarshan Anand, Ph.D., has a contemporary analogy to describe microRNA: “I sometimes compare MicroRNA to tweets — they’re short, transient and constantly changing.”

Study suggests brain changes for astronauts traveling to Mars

By Erik Robinson November 16, 2016

Long-term exposure to cosmic radiation could alter the brain and change behavior in astronauts bound for Mars, according to new research led by scientists at OHSU in Portland, Oregon.

Cholesterol lowering drugs cut risk of a first heart attack or stroke

By Elisa Williams November 15, 2016

An analysis of data from 19 clinical trials, led by the OHSU Pacific Northwest Evidence-Based Practice Center, found that using statin drugs provided wide-ranging prevention benefits without significantly increasing the risk of serious side effects in people who have not had a previous heart attack or stroke.

Study in Nature documents role of glial cells in brain

By Erik Robinson November 14, 2016

Scientists for the first time have documented a newly understood pathway for transmitting signals within the brain, according research published online Nov. 9 in the journal Nature.

New technique could increase success of infertility treatment

By Erik Robinson November 10, 2016

Families struggling with infertility or a genetic predisposition for debilitating mitochondrial diseases may someday benefit from a new breakthrough led by scientists at OHSU and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Depression symptoms tied to lung cancer survival, study finds

By Amanda Gibbs November 01, 2016

OHSU research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that patients with lung cancer who have symptoms of depression have overall lower survival rates than those without depression symptoms.

OHSU statement regarding Department of Justice complaint

November 01, 2016

OHSU has a long and honorable relationship with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in pursuing its important research mission, and is disappointed that the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit, challenging OHSU's use of an overhead rate that was approved by the appropriate government agency.

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