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OHSU fixes complex heart problems without open-heart surgery
— 4 Feb 2011 16:55 | HealthThe paediatric cardiac team at Oregon Health and Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital is the first in the region and one of a handful in the nation to implant a pulmonary…
Do birth control pills cause weight gain? New research says no
— 20 Jan 2011 16:55 | HealthAccording to research conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Centre at Oregon Health and Science University, the commonly held belief that oral contraceptives cause weight…
OHSU research suggests yoga can counteract fibromyalgia
— 14 Oct 2010 10:00 | HealthAccording to new research conducted at Oregon Health and Science University, yoga exercises may have the power to combat fibromyalgia - a medical disorder characterised by chronic widespread…
OHSU Toxicology Research Centre issues public alert on popular hair salon treatment
— 1 Oct 2010 11:06 | HealthOregon Health and Science University's Centre for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) is responding to concerns raised by Portland-area hair salons about a…
Cell division typically associated with cancer may also protect the liver from injury
— 23 Sep 2010 09:57 | HealthResearchers at Oregon Health and Science University have discovered that a form of cell division typically associated with cancer called multipolar mitosis can yield diverse, viable…
OHSU research suggests compound administered during some bone marrow transplants elevates risks
— 22 Sep 2010 11:19 | HealthResearch conducted at Oregon Health and Science University's Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute may spur debate about the risks associated with administering a specific compound in…
OHSU researchers able to determine brain maturity through analysing MRI scans
— 15 Sep 2010 11:48 | HealthUsing MRI technology and mathematical analysis, researchers at Oregon Health and Science University and Washington University in St. Louis are now able to accurately predict a young…
Stopping smoking cessation treatments too soon may reduce odds of success for 45 percent of smokers
— 2 Sep 2010 16:01 | HealthA study led by researchers in the Oregon Health and Science University Smoking Cessation Centre may change the way clinicians make treatment decisions for their patients who smoke…
Researchers isolate importance of gene in breast cancer prognosis
— 24 Jul 2010 10:16 | HealthOregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute researchers found that the GRB7 gene drives an aggressive form of breast cancer and acts independently of the HER-2 gene,…
Racism shapes African-American women's views on depression care
— 8 Jul 2010 07:55 | HealthAfrican-American women's beliefs about depression and depression care are consistently and systematically influenced by racism, according to a new study conducted at Oregon Health and…