August For Dr. Holly Van Remmen, “research is a puzzle.” As a child, Holly Van Remmen loved to figure out how things worked. Even her younger sister’s supposedly impregnable Fisher-Price transistor radio fell prey to her inquiring mind. “I used butter knives, screwdrivers and all kinds of things to get inside it,” she says. “I just […]
ALS
OMRF scientist shows potential ALS, traumatic brain injury link
Evidence shows TBI could worsen effects of Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
For OMRF researcher, ice bucket challenge a real splash
Awareness, says scientist, will help fuel search for treatments
Aging and muscle loss targets for new OMRF researcher
Dr. Van Remmen brings neuromuscular expertise to the foundation.
Tracking ALS could open new avenues for treatment
Scientists are using MRI to follow the path of free radicals in ALS.
OMRF scientists share research and hope with patients and caregivers
Sometimes, a little hope is all you need. And hope is what the 15 Oklahoma patients, caregivers and Muscular Dystrophy Association physicians and staff who visited OMRF Friday got when they spoke with scientists about new research and discoveries that hold hope for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a form of muscular dystrophy. […]
