KOIN-TV interviews Joseph Quinn, M.D., regarding a local community fundraiser for the Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon. He says about the disease, “Over the age of 60, it’s about 1%. So you see it goes up quite a bit once you go over 60 and at the age of 80 (it’s) something like 3.5% of the population. It’s the second most common of the neurodegenerative diseases with Alzheimer’s being the most common.”

In an Ivanhoe Broadcast News story distributed to broadcast outlets nationwide about the benefit of exercise for people with Parkinson’s disease, Fay Horak, Ph.D., says, “We know that the more active people are and the more fit they are, the better they can deal with Parkinson’s disease.”

Newborn bloodspot screening checks for more than 45 congenital disorders. Patrice Held, Ph.D., says, “Through this program and the extraordinary cooperation of our partners at Oregon Health & Science University, we are able to prevent serious complications that otherwise would not be discovered possibly until it was too late.”

Although osteoporosis occurs more commonly in women than men, The New York Times notes that it still does affect men but many overlook the signs. Eric Orwoll, M.D., says, “Men would like to believe they’re indestructible, so a fracture doesn’t have the implication that it should.”

Newsday profiles a family with a rare condition known as PKAN, referencing an initiative involving physician-scientists at OHSU.

Live Science interviews Amy Valent, D.O., and Jamie Lo, M.D., in continuing news coverage regarding newly updated clinical guidance that cannabis should not be used while pregnant or breastfeeding. Valent says, “Just like we talk about tobacco use in pregnancy or alcohol use in pregnancy, cannabis use in pregnancy should be part of the natural conversation.”

A three-year initiative will combine leading-edge analytical research with direct outreach to the autism community to recommend ways to improve the health of autistic people. Katharine Zuckerman, M.D., says, “We’re going to convene a panel of autistic youth and caregivers and ask them which outcomes do you think are important and can you help us prioritize?”

OHSU is part of a federally funded project to investigate the nuanced and multifaceted relationship between ADHD medications and the incidence of serious substance use disorders among vulnerable youth and young adults.

MS-UK reports that a randomized controlled trial led by Lindsey Wooliscroft, M.D., found that aerobic exercise may help the brain repair myelin in some areas for people with multiple sclerosis.

A three-year initiative will combine leading-edge analytical research with direct outreach to the autism community to recommend ways to improve the health of autistic people. Katharine Zuckerman, M.D., says, “We’re going to convene a panel of autistic youth and caregivers and ask them, 'Which outcomes do you think are important and can you help us prioritize?'”