Loneliness and work
During the past few months, several articles in the popular press have addressed the topic of loneliness and work. Many of the articles referred to an original Harvard Business Review piece...
Posts by Dede Montgomery
From fruit flies to Alzheimer’s
My group is studying Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We all want to live a long and healthy life, but unfortunately, with aging comes the risk of developing diseases like AD. At 75 about 5% of us have AD...
Revisiting hair products and formaldehyde
I was recently asked by the NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Science Blog Administrator if something new was going on regarding hair smoothing products. Apparently the...
Institute scientists develop technologies to reduce the severity of skin cancers
In a recent paper in Nature Scientific Reports, Drs. McCullough and Lloyd report findings on prevention of skin cancer with DNA repair enzymes. These enzymes, normally produced in yeast, were...
Real-time health surveillance in remote regions
Health and disease surveillance in many low-income countries is poor, such that disease outbreaks are recognized very slowly, sick people in remote villages are monitored erratically, and the...
Sleep and aging in the Portland community
Dr. Nicole Bowles, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Steven Shea’s laboratory, recently presented several short seminars to the Northeast Portland community. The seminars focused on sleep disorders...
Wishes for 2018
As we move through this final month of 2017, all of us at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences wish you safe, healthy and happy holidays. In addition, our staff and faculty share...
What did we learn at “Navigating Mental Health at Work?”
We are always pleased when our symposia draw a full room: it tells us that our chosen topic is deemed both interesting and relevant to you, our supporters and partners. Last week's Navigating Mental...
Collaborative research across the ocean
The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at OHSU and the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center hosted four colleagues from Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) last week as part of the...
#Mentalhealthatwork: Join in now
If you are sitting at work or home and wishing you had registered for today's "Navigating mental health in the workplace: What do we know and where do we go," join us now by webinar! Dr. Nancy...