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12/15/11OMRF welcomes new board member, honors others
12/08/11Experimental MS medication tested at OMRF shows promise
12/05/11OMRF earns 10th consecutive 4-star Charity Navigator rating
12/04/11Is Santa Real?
12/04/11OMRF offers healthy last-minute holiday gift tips
12/01/11OMRF and Hough Ear Institute work to prevent hearing loss
11/28/11OMRF seeks 2012 summer science program applicants
11/22/11OMRF scientist gives tips for a healthy Thanksgiving
11/22/11OMRF to host seminars for estate planners
11/17/11This season’s flu shot has been a long time in the making
11/01/11Anthrax in the Oklahoma soil is nothing to fear
10/25/11Allergies and immune systems to blame for many sniffles and sneezes
10/24/11Ladies Auxiliary marks 46 years of giving
10/17/11Eastern Star donates $15k for OMRF research
10/14/11Artists unite to support OMRF with Tulsa event
10/05/11MS Bridge to host annual Musical Moments fundraiser
10/04/11Students, teachers raise $78,000 for OMRF cancer research
09/27/11Exercise reduces symptoms of arthritis in obese mice
09/21/11New OMRF patent could help predict disease
09/14/11OMRF completes African-American lupus genetics study
09/12/11“Contagion”-type virus is a realistic threat
09/02/11Disease that sidelines Venus Williams is focus for OMRF
08/30/11Presidential candidate Huntsman visits OMRF
08/25/11OMRF marks 65 years of innovation and discovery
08/22/11OMRF receives $1.57 million to investigate retinal degeneration
08/16/11Flu shots may provide added benefits
08/11/11OMRF’s “cyber-sleuth” hunts new genes
08/02/11OMRF receives $7.8 million grant to create new center
07/25/11Viruses can affect likelihood of pediatric MS
07/19/11Take precautions to minimize skin cancer risk
07/11/11OMRF discovers mechanism that may lead to cancer
06/30/11Vinita couple leaves $100,000 to OMRF eye and heart research
06/28/11OMRF is one of the best places to work in academia
06/27/11Do mice hold a key to understanding fat?
06/22/11Robots play vital role in advancing research at OMRF
05/31/11Trial participants are unsung heroes of research
05/26/11Enid war hero leaves $500,000 for OMRF cancer research
05/24/11Flu vaccines more effective in African-American lupus patients
05/17/11OMRF honors scientists, welcomes new directors
05/12/11OMRF collaborates with Cornell University on allergy research
05/10/11Cowboys take on steers to raise money for OMRF research
05/04/11OMRF raises awareness with Lupus State Advocacy Day
05/03/11Steer wrestling for cancer research
04/29/11Embracing change at OMRF
04/25/11OMRF scientist makes anthrax discovery
04/21/11OMRF opens new Research Tower
04/11/11OMRF finds defective sugar at the root of colitis
04/05/11Motorcycle event benefits multiple sclerosis patients
03/30/11OMRF hosts junior scientists
03/28/11OMRF links mutations to lupus
03/21/11OMRF names 15 state students as Fleming Scholars
03/15/11Multiple Sclerosis Center opens
03/14/11Grade school tops $100,000 raised for cancer research
03/11/11FDA approves lupus drug
03/09/11Lent and the science of self-sacrifice
03/03/11OMRF ranks No. 6 in national survey
02/22/11OMRF program opened door for Oklahoma physician
02/21/11Scientists move into new tower
02/16/11OMRF’s Olympic hopeful
02/07/11Discovery could aid bone marrow transplants
01/31/11OMRF gives tips to avoid frostbite
01/26/11OMRF scientist marks half a century in the lab
01/25/11Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence to Open
01/19/11Collaboration yields cancer finding
01/11/11OMRF leads international team of scientists
01/05/11OMRF Fleming Scholar Program applications due February 1
01/03/11Researchers turn years of heart science on its ear