When a team of OMRF scientists set out to improve the anthrax vaccine, they started with a theory everybody thought would work: Break apart the toxins so they can’t enter cells. Problem solved. But things don’t always work as expected. In fact, the theory doesn’t work at all, according to a paper by OMRF’s Darise […]
OMRF anthrax discovery could lead to improved vaccine
OMRF researchers receive $14.7 million in federal stimulus grant funding
The National Institutes of Health has awarded 17 grants worth a total of $14.7 million to OMRF. The grants are part of the $10 billion in economic stimulus funds that will be provided for medical research through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The grants will fund OMRF research on a wide array […]
OMRF scientist to present keynote address at national conference
OMRF scientist will address Radiation Research Society
Weight is not the only factor in osteoarthritis
Other factors could play a role in severity of damage to joints
Something in the air bugs flier
Adam’s training journal At long last, my summer of marathon training is poised to pay dividends. In early October, I will toe the starting line of the Chicago Marathon and, hopefully, notch my fastest 26.2-mile time in at least a half-dozen years. That is, unless H1N1 flu or some other bug intervenes. With influenza sweeping […]
OMRF researchers uncover genetic clues about nerve cell signaling
Findings pinpoint gene linked to depression, schizophrenia
