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Eureka Moments

The new millennium began with a bang at OMRF, as Dr. Jordan Tang, above, and his research team identified and cloned the enzyme believed to cause Alzheimer’s disease. Soon after, the OMRF scientists designed an inhibitor that stopped the enzyme in its tracks. The discoveries led to the development of an experimental drug acquired by […]

OMRF receives grant for Alzheimer’s research

July 27, 2021

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation $480,000 for research on dopamine’s role in Alzheimer’s disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: alzheimer's disease, Beckstead, dopamine, Michael, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientist-news

Will new Alzheimer’s drug deliver more than profits?

June 20, 2021

A new Alzheimer’s drug. That has always been the dream.

Filed Under: On Your Health Tagged With: adam, Alzheimer, alzheimer's disease, clinical, cohen, column, drug, neurodegeneration, new, news, newsok, novel, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, president, trial

Freeman, Willard

Lewis, Tommy

Yoon, Wan Hee

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