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New grant to OMRF could change Parkinson’s research

February 10, 2025

Project could erase major research shortcoming

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Beckstead, bill freeman, dopamine neurons, Michael, michael beckstead, mouse model, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH grant, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, parkinsons, scientist-news

OMRF discovers new chemical link to Alzheimer’s

November 12, 2024

Findings may explain mood changes that precede disease

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alzheimer's research, alzheimers, Beckstead, dopamine, harris blankenship, Michael, michael beckstead, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientist-news

Taking Aim at Addiction

April The headline in The Washington Post said it all: “A young couple died of overdose, police say. Their baby died of starvation days later.” The article that followed recounted a tragic story. It was specific to a community 60 miles outside Pittsburgh, and to a young family who lost their lives. But it also […]

OMRF scientists pinpoint brain cells linked to drug abuse relapse

April 26, 2022

Findings from OMRF could clarify a lingering mystery about chemical changes in the brain that occur during stress-induced drug abuse relapse of methamphetamine and cocaine.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: astrocytes, Beckstead, CRF1, crf2, drug addiction, Michael, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, receptors, relapse, scientist-news

OMRF scientist receives VA grant for opioid addiction research

January 6, 2022

Research will focus on the brain’s reward pathways that respond to opioids.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Beckstead, bill freeman, chronic opioid use, drug addiction, Michael, opioids, scientist-news, VA grant

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

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