What Makes a Person Creative? Is it a skill we are born with? Can it be developed? One writer hopes to answer those questions and he is coming to OHSU next week to share his thoughts. His name is Jonah Lehrer and if you Google him you will get a ton of fascinating information including this New York Times article that was published earlier this week. Lehrer has also appeared on The Colbert Report – … Read More
You want to talk neuroscience with a neuroscientist? Want to take a look at real human and animal brains? Want to try on goggles that give you an idea of the impairments caused by too much alcohol? You can do all of that, and much more, at OHSUs annual Brain Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday (March 3) at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. The free event — the largest … Read More
The Oregon Stroke Center at OHSU was a big part of a just-released groundbreaking study on a new treatment for people suffering strokes. The treatment includes use of a temporary stent that opens brain arteries, allowing blood to continue reaching the brain. And, when the stent is pulled out of the artery after a few minutes, the stroke-causing blood clot is pulled out with it. The clinical trial was conducted at 18 medical centers across … Read More
This week on the radio show, we heard about Brain Awareness Season and all the events that are in store for OHSU’s annual celebration of the synapses. If you are interested in taking part, here’s some more info: What is Brain Awareness Season? Schedule Ticket info – some events require tickets, others are free.
OHSU has a prominent place in a just-published ESPN The Magazine feature story on former major league baseball player Ben Petrick, who has Parkinson’s disease. Petrick, a star catcher for the Colorado Rockies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is from Hillsboro, Ore., and started developing young-onset Parkinson’s almost from the time he entered the major leagues. The disease eventually forced his retirement from baseball in 2004. Dr. Jay Nutt and Julie Carter from … Read More
Your brain is what you eat – for better or for worse. That’s what OHSU’s Gene Bowman found in a study on nutrition and the brain published in late December in the journal Neurology. The study has received a deluge of national and international media coverage during the last couple of weeks. The study found that elderly people with diets high in vitamins B, C, D, and E and in omega 3 fatty acids are … Read More
For those with winter depression, the rainy Northwest can be a tough place to live But at OHSU, we have an expert with knowledge of how to chase away the November Blues. He is Dr. Alfred Lewy and his research was featured in a recent Seattle Times article. Here’s an excerpt: For the millions of Americans who suffer from mild to severe winter blues — a condition called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD — bright-light … Read More
Some neat news stories in the past week. If you didn’t see them, here are a few links: KOIN TV – OHSU surgeon makes cancer breakthrough Portland Business Journal OHSU research agreements worth $12M last year The Portland Tribune – ‘Body Worlds’ display ready to inspire better life
Last week’s edition of The OHSU Effect: Inside Health & Science at OHSU on KXL 101.1 FM was all about the brain. We invited OMSI to join us for an entire show dedicated to the new BodyWorlds & the Brain exhibit which opens on Thursday October 20th. OHSU is a leading sponsor of the exhibit and we’re offering our expertise in the brain an added attraction for visitors of all ages. Be sure to look … Read More
We like to think that there are lot of OHSU-ers “changing the world.” But Portland Monthly magazine and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry have made a point of calling out one OHSU scientist specifically — putting OHSU neuroscientist Larry Sherman on their list of “12 Oregonians Changing Our World.” The list is an eclectic collection — from a winemaker to the developer of a battery-powered car to a children’s author. In its recent … Read More
