OHSU startup company Autobahn Therapeutics reached a major milestone in November with the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial of a treatment for major depressive disorder....
A new study reports novel ways that dopamine cells influence the function of the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Anyone who has savored a bite of chocolate or glanced at each new blinking...
There is new hope that kids at risk of medically induced infertility may reproduce as adults. In a first, researchers have reported in a non-human primate model that immature testicular tissue can...
An OHSU-Pacific Northwest National Laboratory collaboration is key to a new identification of molecular signals specific to heart injury. Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common reasons...
Why do babies sleep so much? It turns out, a good night’s sleep, especially early in life, can have profound implications for the brain’s ability to form important social bonds throughout life,...
A new genome analysis of parrots by a collaborative team led by Claudio Mello, M.D., Ph.D., published in the journal Current Biology, reveals genes that appear to be correlated to unexpectedly long...
A multidisciplinary team of veterinarians and scientists at the Oregon National Primate Research Center has identified the first non-human primate model of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, a broad...
A team led by Claudio Mello, M.D., Ph.D., has made a discovery that may provide insight about the mechanism that enables people to master hearing and speech: A hummingbird with a call well above the...