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...
Category: Neuroscience
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognizes the Neurosciences ICU at OHSU with gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence
National three-year award marks a significant milestone on the path to exceptional patient care and achieving a healthy work environment...
Caregiver Corner: Every gift counts
As the lead of Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement at the Layton Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Center, I often meet people who want to donate to our center. We are dependent on families like the...
Neurology Residents: Welcome Class of 2023!
The OHSU Neurology department is pleased to introduce the incoming OHSU Neurology Residency Class of 2023 (photos below). After an exciting Match Day 2019, the department is thrilled to welcome a...
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...
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...
OHSU research targets chronic balance dysfunction in mTBI patients
Abnormal balance control during standing and walking has been documented in patients who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or concussion. These problems may improve over the weeks...
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...