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Dr. Marc Freeman's scientific achievements

April 21, 2016

Glia cells: Glia are cells in the brain that were long thought to be “helpers” that support neurons to perform their functions. Freeman has shown that the most predominant and least-studied glial cell, the star-shaped astrocyte, is essential to the ...

New study shows children benefited most from gene therapy for LCA, a rare eye disease

April 15, 2016

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University’s Casey Eye Institute and Baylor College of Medicine’s Cullen Eye Institute published findings from a two-year Phase I clinical trial in the journal Ophthalmology, which showed that children had the ...

Study: Hidden genetic mutations in patient-derived stem cells could ultimately undermine therapeutic benefit

April 14, 2016

For the first time, scientists have confirmed the long-standing hypothesis that as people age, they accumulate gene mutations in their mitochondria -- cells' energy source. A team led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., director of the Center for Embryonic ...

CRAB, Knight Cancer Institute join forces to advance cancer research through clinical trials

April 13, 2016

Researchers visualize brain’s serotonin pump, provide blueprint for design of new, more effective SSRIs

April 06, 2016

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Vollum Institute have uncovered remarkably detailed 3-D views of one of the most important transporters in the brain - the serotonin transporter. Their study, published online today in the journal ...

April 9: Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Expo

April 05, 2016

MEDIA ALERT: Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Expo Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of new adult blindness in the U.S. WHEN: Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Registration requested; see details below.) WHERE: ...

National Window Safety Week: Keep kids safe from window falls

April 04, 2016

According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, 3,300 children younger than 6 fall from windows each year. Approximately eight of these falls will result in death. In support of National Window Safety Week -- April 3 to 9 -- the Tom ...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research join Collaborative Cancer Cloud

March 31, 2016

Two leading cancer centers join effort to securely share genomic, imaging and clinical data to better understand the root causes of cancer and accelerate potentially lifesaving discoveries.

Oregon’s new birth control law increases access, but more still to be done

March 28, 2016

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, University of Minnesota School of Public Health and George Mason University applaud Oregon’s new birth control law which allows women age 18 or older to obtain some methods of hormonal contraception ...

Estudio revela que las vacunas antitetánicas se pueden aplicar cada 30 años, no 10

March 22, 2016

Modificar el calendario de vacunación de adultos podría ahorrar millones en costos de atención médica.

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