Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study probes the effects of opioid use during pregnancy
A new University of Oregon study is examining the effects of opioids on an understudied population: developing infants.
Apr 9, 2021
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify pathway that transitions brain from plasticity to stability
Researchers exploring the developing central nervous system of fruit flies have identified nonelectrical cells that transition the brain from highly plastic into a less moldable, mature state.
Apr 8, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 makes existing family stress worse, ongoing study finds
When the pandemic started to shut everything down last March, UO psychologist Phil Fisher's team at the Center for Translational Neuroscience jumped into action.
Mar 30, 2021
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Medical research
Research team unlocks strategies driving neuron connections
Using high-resolution imaging and 3-D computer modeling, a University of Oregon research team has found that the branching arms of neurons weave through space in a way that balances their need to connect to other neurons ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Medical research
Immunosuppressive cell and cytokine response linked to bone nonunion
An abnormal suppression of the immune system linked to the onset of numerous diseases has been associated with poor functional regeneration of traumatic bone injuries.
Feb 18, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds that by age 3 kids prefer nature's fractal patterns
Before their third birthdays, children already have an adult-like preference for visual fractal patterns commonly seen in nature, report University of Oregon researchers.
Dec 11, 2020
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Pediatrics
COVID-19 added to the isolation among families facing autism
Parenting can be hard enough, but parenting a child with autism while in quarantine during a deadly global pandemic adds an untold amount of stress to those families' already stressful lives.
Oct 29, 2020
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Pediatrics
Study finds that environment plays a role in kids' obesity
Examining disease transmission among African buffalo might seem like an odd way to help identify causes of obesity among humans, but tools developed through the study of the large beasts gave a team of UO researchers the ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Neuroscience
Scientist unveils a 3-D printed device to excite nerves
A tiny, thin-film electrode with a 3-D-printed housing has been implanted in the peripheral nervous system of songbirds, where it successfully recorded electrical impulses that drive vocalizations.
Aug 28, 2020
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Health
Study finds parents can help kids eat healthier by knowing their own sense of self-control
Young children naturally like sugar and salt in food and develop food preferences based on what their parents serve them, but new research suggests that how parents view self-regulation also is a contributing factor.
Aug 7, 2020
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