Congratulations to the brilliant scientists working on this research; which is funded in part by March of Dimes. On behalf of mothers and babies everywhere, we thank you! From HealthCanal: Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells – brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) [...]
Archive for the ‘Research’ Category
March of Dimes funded OHSU discovery may lead to new treatment for Rett Syndrome
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, In the News, March of Dimes, Our Partners, Research, tagged babies, March of Dimes, OHSU, research, rett syndrome on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Early identification of tiny brain injuries in the preterm infant is now possible
Posted in Facts and Figures, In the News, March of Dimes, Research, tagged developing brain, high magnetic field strength MRI, March of Dimes, OHSU on November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
More of March of Dimes research dollars are paying off in the quest to improve the health of all babies. And they’re paying off right here in our chapter. Pediatric neuroscientists at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are the first to use high magnetic field strength MRI to reveal tiny white matter injuries [...]
Our day at the Oregon State Capital
Posted in Ambassador, Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, March of Dimes, prematurity, Research, tagged birth anomaly registry, Birth Defects, birth outcomes, cdc, March of Dimes on February 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Jennifer, Jessica, Jordyn and Davis Several of us from the Portland office spent Friday afternoon in Salem attending and / or testifying at the hearing for HB 2236: a birth anomaly registry bill. In addition to our staff and board members; mission moms Jennifer, Jessica and Jordyn shared their personal stories and support for tracking [...]
U.S. preterm birth rate declines, again
Posted in Facts and Figures, In the News, prematurity, Research, tagged national center for health statistics, Oregon, preterm birth decline, preterm birth rate, U.S., Washington on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The National Center for Health Statistics released a report today showing that the U.S. preterm birth rate declined for the second year in a row. This marks the first 2-year decline in preterm birth rates in nearly 30 years. After jumping from 10.6% in 1990 to 12.8% in 2006, the rate decreased slightly in 2007 to [...]
FREE lecture on the prenatal origins of diabetes
Posted in Our Partners, Research, tagged diabetes, Heart research, lecture, March of Dimes, OHSU, prenatal, Susan Ozanne on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Susan Ozanne, Ph.D., British Heart Foundation Fellow & Principal Research Associate of University of Cambridge will be talking about her groundbreaking work on diabetes and its prenatal origins on Thursday, April 1st at 6:00 pm in the OHSU Auditorium. Co-sponsored by OHSU Heart Research Center and March of Dimes, the lecture and reception is free [...]
Finding a way to correct or repair birth defects
Posted in Birth Defects, In the News, Research, tagged Birth Defects, developmental biology, human cells, March of Dimes, prevention, Shinya Yamanaka on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The research of Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD. is mind-blowing. His pioneering work has fundamentally altered the field of developmental biology and will aid research into the prevention of birth defects. Dr. Yamanaka has discovered how to reprogram human skin cells in such a way that gives them the ability to develop into any kind of cell. And those [...]
