As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, this year marks OHSU’s 125th anniversary. It’s a pretty fascinating history and one you can see up close in less than a month. Starting March 14, the Oregon Historical Society will be home to an exhibit titled: OHSU: 125 Years of Healing, Teaching and Discovery. A summary: Through historic photographs and artifacts, the exhibit explores the histories of the schools, programs, hospitals, and centers that comprise OHSU. Visitors will … Read More
Could the next big cure be resting at the bottom of the ocean? That just might be to case according to some recent news out of OHSU. From an OHSU press release: OHSU researchers, in partnership with scientists from several other institutions, have published two new research papers that signal how the next class of powerful medications may currently reside at the bottom of the ocean. In both cases, the researchers were focused on ocean-based … Read More
New research from OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center suggests this theory: external factors may influence the timing of puberty, just might be true. The research, published this week by Nature Neuroscience, gained the attention of several news outlets including KGW-TV here in Portland. An excerpt from our press release: The paper explains how OHSU scientists are investigating the role of epigenetics in the control of puberty. Epigenetics refers to changes in gene activity linked … Read More
The phrase “Humanized Mice,” may sound strange. However, this OHSU-based discovery is in the process of saving lives. The latest use of this technology is to aid in combatting malaria. Here are a few of the details from an OHSU press release. A novel human liver-chimeric mouse model developed at Oregon Health & Science University and Yecuris Corporation has made possible a research breakthrough at Seattle Biomedical Research Institute that will greatly accelerate studies of … Read More
The other night, I tripped across a really neat press item titled the “Top 10 Kazakhstan-born famous people” Why so neat? Because number 8 on the list is OHSU’s own Dr. Shoukhrat Mitalipov. See here: The full article is here. Dr. Mitalipov’s lab is behind a string of big breakthroughs. They generated new stem cells from skin cells, a big achievement in advancing stem cell therapies. His … Read More
A local TV station ran this story this week. In short, they’re offering tips on making a few extra dollars in the current slow economy. OHSU is always looking for research study participants and in some cases, volunteers are paid (in many cases they’re not.) One important statement that was sadly left out of the story came from OHSU. In short,we explained that while we are thankful … Read More
It’s Research Week at OHSU and I think we’re all pretty aware of the health benefits of medical research. We write about them all the time on this blog. However, some of the side-benefits may actually surprise you. For instance, did you know that research funding creates jobs and brings millions of dollars in state? In fact, according to a recent report by the American Association of Medical Colleges, the total economic impact of medical … Read More
OHSU neurology professor Fay Horak has recently won a prestigious honor — for something she did almost three decades ago. In recognition of its 125th birthday, the American Physiological Society identified the most highly cited articles published in its Journal of Neurophysiology since 1900. The society separated its list into the top 10 articles for 1900-1924, 1925-1949, and each of the last six decades. An article that Horak co-authored in 1986 — her first published … Read More
This morning, we’re announcing another significant finding at the OHSU Oregon National Primate Research Center: An excerpt from our press release: Research conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University helps answer some long-standing questions about how certain disease-causing gene mutations are inherited. The research specifically focused on gene mutations in cell mitochondria that can cause several diseases, including forms of cancer, diabetes, infertility and neurodegenerative diseases. With this … Read More
Next week is a national animal rights week. OHSU is aware of these annual weeks because sometimes we have protests, sometimes our researchers’ families are targeted at home. It can get ugly. There’s a lot of public debate about the use of animals in research and the best ways to make one’s voice heard when you are opposed. This post isn’t about all that stuff. Instead its about facts. A friend of mine pointed out … Read More
