Findings pinpoint gene linked to depression, schizophrenia
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New OMRF finding could help improve vaccines
As a resurgent H1N1 flu virus worries medical professionals and families, more people are looking to vaccines to keep them safe. Now a new discovery by scientists at OMRF could shed light on why vaccines are ineffective in some patients. In a paper published in the current issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, OMRF researchers Shikha […]
OMRF receives $26 million for two federal research grants
The National Institutes of Health has awarded two grants worth a total of $26.3 million to OMRF for research into anthrax and to help train new scientists. Each grant will allow scientists to continue research started in 2004 and 2005 and keep them working through 2014 on several interconnected projects. In the first project, a $14.5 […]
Increased oxygen exposure may speed Alzheimer’s
An elderly patient goes into the hospital for routine surgery. Months later, doctors diagnose her with Alzheimer’s disease. Is this just a coincidence? No, suggests research from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Vanderbilt University and the University of South Florida. In a new study, the scientists found evidence that exposure to high concentrations of oxygen may trigger […]
Back to school: OMRF offers tips to avoid H1N1
As the school year begins, new cases of H1N1 influenza are popping up daily. With children in such close contact with one another, parents are asking: What can we do until a vaccine is ready? How can we protect children from H1N1? Plenty, according to OMRF experts. And most of it is surprisingly simple. “The […]
OMRF scientists cast new light on cancer-related genes
Findings offer clues about stopping breast cancer, leukemias
