Pictured, from left to right, Jon Purnell, Amy Valent, Diane Stadler, Fred Gregory, Viola Artikova, Laurie Armsby, Lisa Rhuman, Sandrine Willaime-Morawek, Ph.D., FHEA, Associate Professor at University of Southhampton, UK, Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., Jeannie Thornburg, Nabil Alkayed’s daughter.

Moore Institute hosts nutrition science conference in Uzbekistan

OHSU researchers bring latest science linking early nutrition to later chronic disease risk The Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness at OHSU is partnering with Uzbekistan to...

OHSU establishes Alaska Native Health and Wellness Research Center

Center will complement efforts to expand native voice in health, science education and research Through nearly 20 years of relationship building with the Yup’ik Alaska Native people, former...

The seeds of heart disease risk are planted before birth

Heart disease, rare only a century ago, is now the most common cause of death worldwide. Many explanations for this meteoric rise have been put forth, but most have fallen well short of explaining...

Breaking new ground in global health for girls and women

What happens when you get nutrition scientists and nutrition program practitioners from around the globe together? It turns out these two groups rarely interact, resulting in both having less than...

Set SMART Resolutions for 2015

Are you one of the millions of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions, or have you sworn them off since they never seem to stick? Studies show that 45% of Americans make at least one...

Winter recipes packed with cancer-fighting nutrients

Winter time is full of delicious fruits and vegetables that are flavorful and rich in cancer-fighting nutrients. Every fruit and vegetable contains their own cancer fighting compounds, including...

Put some “Spring” in your step

With the days growing longer, it's the perfect time to take advantage of spring weather and enjoy the outdoors. As a trainer for OHSU's March Wellness Center, I see how exercise benefits my clients...

Improving your health, one bite at a time

Spring is just around the corner, and with it the first asparagus and greens of the season. Great news for those of us trying to eat a healthy diet and getting a little weary of root veggies. This...

Latina health and a return to traditional food culture

I have been involved in the research field that arose some 25 years ago as a result of Professor David Barker’s discovery that established the connection between a person’s birth weight and their...