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Home - OMRF News - Archives for defense

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Are we too clean for our own good?

June 25, 2019

Mounting research suggests our quest to be clean might make children sicker, not healthier.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: adequate, allergens, bacteria, Chakravarty, children, clean, cleanliness, dangerous, defense, Eliza, environment, Gaffney, germ, healthier, hygiene hypothesis, immune, immune system, immunity, infections, microbes, microbiome, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patrick, sanitized, sanitizer, scientist-news, sick, sicker, sterilized, young

Give your body the vitamin D-fense it needs

January 25, 2018

The “sunshine vitamin” is essential for strengthening bones, proper cell growth and bolstering the immune system.

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OMRF researcher tests new approach for treating deadly blood infection

July 18, 2017

Lupu’s findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Your best defense in summer heat: common sense

June 25, 2015

Grab a drink, find some shade and pace yourself to avoid heat-related issues.

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Former hoops standout takes her defensive mindset to the lab

April 1, 2015

Fornetti’s hard work has led to success on the basketball court and in the lab.

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