A self-described health and fitness fanatic, Dr. Courtney Montgomery always looks for ways to keep her body and mind in top shape. In the lab, she studies the genetics of sarcoidosis, a rare immune disease, in hopes of helping others live healthier lives too. Earlier this year, she was awarded a five-year grant from the […]
This fall, OMRF will begin clinical trials of an experimental drug for a deadly form of brain cancer. For the trials’ director, finding a new treatment for a fatal cancer is not just a moral imperative. It’s personal. The older Kennedy boys were forever sprinting across the threshold in the nick of time. As […]
When a scientist receives a grant, that’s great news. The funding provides the means for a scientist to explore a hypothesis and run his or her lab. But those grants are not unlimited; they provide funding only for a set period of time, typically three to five years. But for OMRF’s Dr. Paul Kincade, one […]
In this summer’s hit movie “The Amazing Spider-Man,” an insect bite changes a teen into a superhero. An OMRF scientist discusses whether there’s any scientific basis for this Hollywood fantasy. In the comic series that spawned the film, a spider bite transforms puny Peter Parker from a nerd to a wall-climbing, web-spinning crime fighter. […]
When OMRF unveiled its new rooftop wind farm in June, it not only became the first medical research facility anywhere to harness the wind to help power its labs. It also added another chapter in a remarkable story that began more than a century ago with a 14-year-old boy sweeping up coal dust. J.G. Puterbaugh […]
Dear Dr. Prescott, This is my 10-year-old son’s first season playing full-contact football. It seems like every day I read about the dangers of concussions and hear horror stories of athletes who’ve suffered long-term damage from them. My son can’t hit like a pro, but kids can really wallop each other on the field. Should […]
“School’s out for summer!” sang the guy with long, black hair into the microphone. “School’s out forever!” responded the crowd of hundreds who’d gathered on the patio of OMRF’s new research tower to hear him. “School’s been blown to pieces!” chanted the crowd and singer together. In other words, it wasn’t your typical OMRF […]
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In March, OMRF put the finishing touches on the top floor of its new research tower. With the completion of the McCasland Foundation Conference Center and the Masonic Foundation of Oklahoma Laboratory, OMRF wrapped up the largest campus expansion in the foundation’s 66-year history. Even before it was finished, the tower garnered national support and […]
Flu. With its ability to mutate and spread at lightning speed, a devastating global outbreak may be just a matter of time. And if that happens, it will begin with a single sick person. Day 1 Beth Emhoff has a cough. Not a particularly loud or violent one. Just a cough. Nothing to worry […]
The Scientist magazine has compiled the results from its 2012 analysis of the best places to work for postdoctoral fellows, and OMRF has come up a big winner—again. The survey results ranked OMRF 5th for 2012, up from 6th position in 2011. Scores ranked institutions’ quality of training and mentoring, facilities, compensation packages and career […]
When seven OMRF scientists signed on for a musical “boot camp” with Chickasaw composer Jerod Tate, they knew they were in for something completely different. But they never imagined the experience would lead to an Emmy award. In only 10 days, they each composed a piece of classical music for string quartet—even though none of […]
Contrary to popular belief, running may actually protect against arthritis New research from OMRF and Duke University has found that even without weight loss or a change in diet, exercise reduces symptoms of arthritis in obese mice. “This suggests that weight loss alone isn’t the only way that exercise can protect against osteoarthritis,” says […]
Dear Dr. Prescott, I just turned 82. For an old guy, I’m in excellent health. Despite the usual (cancer, hypertension, knee replacement) and unusual (cracked vertebrae, fractured heel and antibiotic resistant infection caused by a rock-climbing accident at age 74) array of health-related hurdles I’ve experienced in life, I still play tennis, go climbing and […]
We’ve all heard about the crossword puzzles. You know, the ones that could keep you from developing Alzheimer’s disease. A 20-year survey of 469 elderly people living in the Bronx, NY, showed that those who kept mentally active through pursuits such as reading, playing board games and doing crossword puzzles had a lower incidence of […]
