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Study reveals how high-fat diet during pregnancy increases risk of stillbirth

June 08, 2011

Surprisingly, eating a fatty diet has negative consequences regardless of whether the mother is obese or slender. Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy increases the chance of stillbirth, according to new research at Oregon Health & Science ...

Study reveals how high-fat diet during pregnancy increases risk of stillbirth

June 08, 2011

Surprisingly, eating a fatty diet has negative consequences regardless of whether the mother is obese or slender. Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy increases the chance of stillbirth, according to new research at Oregon Health & Science ...

Kidney cancer discovery could expand treatment options

June 08, 2011

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute study uncovers role of gene in renal cancers that don’t respond to current therapies but could be helped by existing FDA-approved drug. Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute researchers uncovered a ...

Kidney cancer discovery could expand treatment options

June 08, 2011

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute study uncovers role of gene in renal cancers that don’t respond to current therapies but could be helped by existing FDA-approved drug. Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute researchers uncovered a ...

Letting the evidence speak

May 19, 2011

A woman whose mother died of breast cancer is concerned about her risks of developing the disease. She reads about drugs that can be taken for primary breast cancer prevention, and visits her primary care provider to ask for advice. Clinicians look to ...

Letting the evidence speak

May 19, 2011

A woman whose mother died of breast cancer is concerned about her risks of developing the disease. She reads about drugs that can be taken for primary breast cancer prevention, and visits her primary care provider to ask for advice. Clinicians look to ...

Paper of the Month: The Structure of Lombricine Kinase

May 17, 2011

This month's featured paper is from the Journal of Biological Chemistry, and is titled “The Structure of Lombricine Kinase: Implications for phosphagen kinase conformational changes.” This research was conducted as part of an investigative ...

Paper of the Month: The Structure of Lombricine Kinase

May 17, 2011

This month's featured paper is from the Journal of Biological Chemistry, and is titled “The Structure of Lombricine Kinase: Implications for phosphagen kinase conformational changes.” This research was conducted as part of an investigative ...

Five faculty scientists honored at VA Research Day 2011

May 13, 2011

The week of May 2 was National Veterans Affairs Research Week 2011. In Portland, the week culminated with a presentation of recent research results from five VA/School of Medicine faculty members. Michael Davey, MD, PhD, Associate Chief of Staff for ...

Five faculty scientists honored at VA Research Day 2011

May 13, 2011

The week of May 2 was National Veterans Affairs Research Week 2011. In Portland, the week culminated with a presentation of recent research results from five VA/School of Medicine faculty members. Michael Davey, MD, PhD, Associate Chief of Staff for ...

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