Stepping Up for Alzheimer’s Research
Family history and professional experiences encouraged an Oregonian to volunteer for the AHEAD clinical trial Volunteering for the AHEAD clinical trial has given Jennifer Weiss more than one way to...
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Heading for a Migraine? You’re Not Alone
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month – a time dedicated to migraine specialists and other health care providers, patient advocates and the migraine community to unite and advocate for...
A small bet, at the right time and place
I arrived at OHSU in 2013, a newly appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the Knight Cardiovascular Institute. I had just completed my...
Nourish your neurons during the 2018 Brain Awareness Season
What are the ingredients we need to maximize our brains' potential? This year, our 2018 Brain Awareness Season lecture series explores the critical influence nourishing the brain has on our daily...
New OHSU/VA study finds people very unlikely to reach out for emotional help on Facebook
Many of us have heard tragic anecdotes of people who have posted goodbye messages on social media prior to ending their lives. The notion has even been popularized in the national media and led...
Year in review: The most popular “On the Brain” posts of 2017
As we welcome in 2018, here’s a look back at the ten most popular posts of 2017. 1. A strong neuroscience program is about to get stronger—meet leaders and researchers at the...
Concussion clinic improves care through integration of specialties
A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury, with transient brain impairment that naturally resolves, but can have prolonged symptoms for some individuals. The Concussion Treatment Clinic within...
Discovering the latest in TBI research, evaluation and treatment
For many graduate students, myself included, conferences and symposiums are little more than an opportunity to stuff your face with free food, nervously defend your most bewildering preliminary data,...
Innovative technologies used for the assessment of concussion and TBI
Neuropsychologists measure the relationship between how the brain is functioning and how people think and act as a result. Although they have incorporated advances in brain imaging to improve our...
How to talk about a tough topic: Tips for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Dr. Alan Teo shares the right way (and the wrong way) to talk about suicide. In less than a month since its debut on August 17, a music video...
A look back at SAIL, the Summer Academy to Inspire Learning
As students end their summer break and head back to school this month, we take a look back at July's Summer Academy to Inspire Learning (SAIL), a week-long summer camp for high school students...