Congresswoman Stephanie Bice’s request led to director’s tour
NIH director visits OMRF
Bodywork: An unexpected culprit behind colon polyps?
Adam’s Journal A colonoscopy recently revealed colon polyps – and a recommendation for another colonoscopy in three years. My younger sister’s colonoscopy yielded similar results. Neither of us seems to have many, if any, of the typical lifestyle risk factors for polyps. How big a role does genetics play? Dr. Scofield Prescribes Colon polyps are […]
OMRF receives grant to study DNA processes crucial to cancer, other diseases
Research ultimately could lead to better cancer treatments
Bodywork: How a company brought back the dire wolf. Sort of.
Adam’s Journal I read that a company recently succeeded in bringing back the dire wolf, a species that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago. How’d they do it? And what does this mean for other long-gone species like the dodo and woolly mammoth? Dr. Scofield Prescribes This past spring, a genetics startup company called […]
Service academy students finish lab internships at OMRF
Nearly 50 students have interned through program since 2009
Bodywork: The Mysteries of Asparagus Pee
Adam’s Journal My friend says that after he eats asparagus, his pee immediately has a distinctive odor. I, on the other hand, have never noticed any difference in the smell of my urine when I’ve consumed asparagus. Who’s the weird one here? Dr. Scofield Prescribes “A few stems of asparagus eaten,” said none other than […]
