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News Archive
College of Health
Nov. 19, 2018
Response to daily stressors could affect brain health in older adults
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.
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College of Forestry
Nov. 16, 2018
PNW forests will be less vulnerable to drought, fire than Rocky Mountain, Sierra forests
Forests in the Pacific Northwest will be less vulnerable to drought and fire over the next three decades than those in the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, computer modeling by researchers in Oregon State University’s College of Forestry shows.
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College of Pharmacy
Nov. 14, 2018
Researchers identify factors behind small-intestine inflammation in immunodeficiency patients
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.
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College of Pharmacy
Nov. 7, 2018
Researchers closer to gonorrhea vaccine after exhaustive analysis of proteins
In a study of proteins historic in its scope, researchers have pushed closer both to a vaccine for gonorrhea and toward understanding why the bacteria that cause the disease are so good at fending off antimicrobial drugs.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Nov. 7, 2018
Construction starts on research ship to be operated by Oregon State University
Construction of a new Oregon State University-bound research ship that will advance the science of coastal environments, and support research on topics such as ocean acidification, hypoxia, and sea level rise, officially began today in Louisiana.
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College of Science
Nov. 5, 2018
OSU analysis finds countries following through on ocean conservation promises
Nations and organizations have taken action on nearly all of their recent ocean conservation pledges and almost half of those promises have been fulfilled, research by Oregon State University shows.