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What’s all the hoopla about?

What’s all the hoopla about?

By David Yaden December 05, 2016
National recognition is nice, but OHSU's key mission is caring for patients and "fulfilling the mission to improve the health of all Oregonians."
New research provides key insight about mitochondrial replacement therapy

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.
Kill the cancer, protect the brain

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

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

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

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.
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