An OHSU survey finds more than 80% of its respondents reported using supplements and exercises to treat their multiple sclerosis.

In a scientific first, Gail Mandel, Ph.D., and colleagues show that RNA repair shows promise in reversing mutations underlying a neurological disorder.

KGW-TV speaks with Gopal Allada, M.D., about individuals citing medical reasons for not wearing masks in public. He says: “ If you have the ability to scream and stomp out of a store, I can guarantee you that that's not somebody who has a medical condition that I would consider prohibitive for wearing a mask.”

A story reports on long wait times at OHSU mobile testing sites.

Dawn Nolt, M.D., M.P.H., says that masks can help individuals from being exposed to the coronavirus.

Mark Slifka, Ph.D., notes some concern about preliminary results of a coronavirus vaccine clinical trial, including adverse side effects, and not knowing the potential vaccine’s long-term effectiveness.

While providing outside comment on a Nature study, Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., describes a protein re-engineered to alter DNA that can’t be edited by other technologies as “the first step … in the right direction.”

University of Oregon hopes to use its new 13-ton MRI scanner to collaborate more with OHSU, which has an identical scanner.

Peter Barr-Gillespie, Ph.D., testified before Oregon lawmakers about the detrimental effects that tear gas and sound devices can have on the public.

A paper by Tracy Gluckman, D.V.M., on compassion fatigue is described in a story about how laboratory workers are affected by the difficult decision to euthanize some research mice due to the pandemic.