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March 10, 2008 Key Found to Breakthrough Drug for Clot Victims
 
A team of researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and Washington University in St. Louis have described for the first time the mechanism that gives a mutant enzyme molecule that they have engineered - and patented - the potential to become a breakthrough drug for treating heart attacks and strokes.
 
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January 8, 2008 OHSU Invited to Join Some of the World's Most Respected Research Institutions by Forming a Florida-Funded Infectious Disease Research Institute
 
Oregon Health & Science University is one of a select group of internationally regarded institutions that have been invited to build and operate satellite research facilities entirely funded by, and based in, the state of Florida.
 
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November 14, 2007 OHSU Scientists First To Successfully Create Primate Embryonic Stem Cells
 
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Oregon National Primate Research Center have made a significant breakthrough in efforts to develop human stem cell therapies that may be used to combat numerous devastating diseases.
 
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April 25, 2007 'Personalized Medicine' Goal of Human Genetics Initiative
 
OHSU effort, launched today during National DNA Day, will meld genetics and clinical care
 
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April 16, 2007 OHSU Biotech Spinoff Takes Long Step Toward Commercial Viability
 
A $20 million venture capital commitment to ProteoGenix opens a path to market for its non-invasive diagnostics, which hold the promise of stemming the tide of premature births
 
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February 28, 2007 Calcium Is Spark Of Life, Kiss Of Death For Nerve Cells
 
OHSU study shows how these ions modulate the function of brain's most powerful circuits
 
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December 06, 2006 Five-Year Study By OHSU Cancer Institute Shows Gleevec, The cancer Pill, Has Excellent Survival Rates
 
PORTLAND, Ore. - In five years Gleevec, the little yellow pill, has proved itself to be a miracle drug for most patients who take it.
 
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October 17, 2006 First Specific Link To Congenital Heart Defect Identified
 
A study led by OHSU geneticist Cheryl Maslen finds mutations in the CRELD1 gene contribute to development of atrioventricular septal defects in Down syndrome individuals and raise the risk of them in the general population
 
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June 27, 2006 OHSU Surgeons Find New Way To Fix Painful Broken Ribs
 
OHSU trauma surgeons are studying whether surgical interventionspeeds recovery, prevents long-term disability and chronic pain in people with debilitating rib fracture; a new device co- developed by an OHSU orthopedic surgeon is helping to facilitate repair in some cases
 
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March 29, 2006 Balance Invention
 
As contestants of "American Inventor" battle over who has the best gadget, university scientists are coming up with some remarkable inventions of their own...
 
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