Research: Dentists Overprescribe Antibiotics
CORVALLIS – Antibiotics prescribed by dentists as a preemptive strike against infection are unnecessary 81% of the time, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open.
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Prescriptions Written By Pharmacists Reducing Risk Of Unwanted Pregnancies
CORVALLIS – A 2016 Oregon law allowing pharmacists to write birth control prescriptions is helping more women at risk for unintended pregnancies to use contraception, new research by Oregon State University suggests.
OSU Joins $10 million Grant on Gonorrhea Vaccine
An Oregon State University scientist is part of a $10.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop a vaccine for gonorrhea.
Press Release: Liver, Colon Cancer Cells Thwarted By Compounds Derived From Hops
The plant that adds flavor, color and bitterness to beer also produces a primary compound that thwarts cancer cells, and two important derivatives of the compound do as well, new research at Oregon State University shows.
Taking Stressors in Stride Could Preserve Brain Health
A researcher at Oregon State University found that it's not the stress itself but a person's emotional reaction to it that can affect their brain health later in life.
Taking typical daily annoyances such as a long wait at the doctor’s office or a traffic jam on the freeway in stride may help preserve brain health in older adults, while emotional reactions could contribute to declines in cognition, a new study from Oregon State University has found.
Researchers Identify Factors Behind Cases of Small-Intestine inflammation
Oregon State University scientists looked at factors linked to cases of common variable immunodeficiency, which afflicts thousands of people worldwide and often prevents them from absorbing nutrients.
Oregon State University researchers have discovered two key factors behind the intestinal inflammation that plagues people suffering from a disorder that affects their immune system.
Study: Oregon college students use more marijuana after legalization
Usage increased more in Oregon than nationwide, and included students younger than 21, the legal age for use.
College students at two large public universities in Oregon are reporting more use of marijuana following the drug’s legalizati
Gonorrhea Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Vaccine
Scientists at Oregon State University have identified a protein that could help fight the disease, which has become resistant to antibiotics, posing a potential public health threat.
Researchers have identified a protein that powers the virulence of the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, opening the possibility of a new target for antibiotics and, even better, a vaccine.
Guest Contribution: ‘Maximal’ Running Shoes May Increase Injury Risk to Some Runners
Lower leg pain and injuries have long been a problem for runners, but research at Oregon State University-Cascades has shown that one type of running shoe may increase such risks for some runners.
Guest Contribution: Oregon State, OHSU Study Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are working on a treatment that holds great promise for improving the lives of cystic fibrosis patients.
Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are working on a treatment that holds great promise for improving the lives of cystic fibrosis patients.
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