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Human neural stem cells study offers new hope for children with fatal brain diseases

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital have demonstrated for the first time that banked human neural stem cells—HuCNS-SCs, a proprietary product of StemCells ...

Medical research created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research helps explain why AIDS vaccine has been so difficult to develop

For decades, a successful HIV vaccine has been the Holy Grail for researchers around the globe. Yet despite years of research and millions of dollars of investment, that goal has still yet to be achieved. Recent research ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery pinpoints cause of two types of leukemia, providing insights into new treatment approach

(Medical Xpress)—Patients with two forms of leukemia, who currently have no viable treatment options, may benefit from existing drugs developed for different types of cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers ...

Cancer created May 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study explains what triggers those late-night snack cravings

A study published in the most recent version of the journal Obesity found that the body's internal clock, the circadian system, increases hunger and cravings for sweet, starchy and salty foods in the evenings. While the ur ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team first to grow liver stem cells in culture, demonstrate therapeutic benefit

For decades scientists around the world have attempted to regenerate primary liver cells known as hepatocytes because of their numerous biomedical applications, including hepatitis research, drug metabolism and toxicity studies, ...

Medical research created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Epigenetics helps explain early-onset puberty in females

New research from Oregon Health & Science University has provided significant insight into the reasons why early-onset puberty occurs in females. The research, which was conducted at OHSU's Oregon National Primate Research ...

Neuroscience created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Study findings have potential to prevent, reverse disabilities in children born prematurely

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital are challenging the way pediatric neurologists think about brain injury in the pre-term infant. In a study published ...

Medical research created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover potential way to repair brain damage in multiple sclerosis

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that blocking a certain enzyme in the brain can help repair the brain damage associated with multiple sclerosis and a range of other neurological disorders.

Neuroscience created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers test new gene therapy method in human cells

Oregon Health & Science University's development of a new gene therapy method to prevent certain inherited diseases has reached a significant milestone. Researchers at the university's Oregon National Primate Research Center ...

Medical research created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gingko biloba does not improve cognition in MS patients, study finds

Many people with multiple sclerosis for years have taken the natural supplement Gingko biloba, believing it helps them with cognitive problems associated with the disease.

Neuroscience created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Humanized' mice enable malaria research breakthrough

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 ...

Medical research created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers develop new, safer method for making vaccines

While vaccines are perhaps medicine's most important success story, there is always room for improvement. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) appear to have ...

Medical research created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows how mitochondrial genes are passed from mother to child

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.

Genetics created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What do ADHD and cancer have in common? Variety

According to new research conducted at Oregon Health & Science University, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is more than one disorder. It's an entire family of disorders, much like the multiple subtypes of ...

Attention deficit disorders created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Faulty proteins may prove significant in identifying new treatments for ovarian cancer

A constellation of defective proteins suspected in causing a malfunction in the body's ability to repair its own DNA could be the link scientists need to prove a new class of drugs will be effective in treating a broad range ...

Cancer created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast