Oregon & The Workplace

At OccHealthSci, Associate Professor Matthew Butler is a co-investigator of the Department of Defense-funded study: The combat polytrauma triad: Photosensitivity as a link between PTSD and chronic pain after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

A small but intriguing study from OccHealthSci researchers suggests that regularizing bedtime—without changing sleep duration—may help control blood pressure.

Discoveries from the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences may help explain why heart attacks occur more frequently among individuals with obstructive sleep apnea.

New research from OccHealthSci finds that your body’s internal clock controls how much exercise lowers your blood pressure, with 1:00 p.m. workouts providing the biggest benefit.

Associate Professor Saurabh Thosar, center, with Megan Jones, Nada Melethil, Leandro Brito, Nicole Chaudhary and Oliver Lumbard A new...

OccHealthSci researchers receive a five-year, multi-million-dollar NIH grant to study cannabis use and sleep disruption.

OHSU’s Saurabh Thosar studies sleep, heart disease

Individuals who eat a high-fat dies may expect their bodies to have a harder time adjusting to time changes like daylight saving or jet lag.

OccHealthSci researchers receive new grant to study the physiology of exercise in relation to sleep and circadian health.

A study found people who have a healthy weight use more energy during the day, while those who are obesity spend more energy during night.

Read about OHWC's accomplishments in worker safety, health, and well-being research, outreach, education in FY2023.

OccHealthSci recently held a day-long gathering of sleep scientists and industry practitioners focused on sleep and shift work.

Dr. Leandro Brito conducted a study to determine if evening exercise is more beneficial in lowering blood pressure than morning exercise.

OccHealthSci researcher Dr. Joshua Gonzalez leads a pilot study to investigate the effects of nicotine on the body’s internal clock.

The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences is pleased to share its 2022 Annual Report.

Dr. Leandro Brito received an Early Clinical Investigator Award from the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon.

In the latest episode of the What's Work Got To Do With It? podcast, we interview our 2022 Summer Interns.

OccHealthSci's research areas include basic, clinical and applied research, in addition to our very active outreach and education team.

Dr. Saurabh Thosar, Assistant Professor at the Institute and colleagues was awarded a 5 year $2.97 million R01 grant from the NIH.

OccHealthSci researcher Miranda Lim develops new device to enhance sleeping.