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Protect yourself from the summer sun

May 31, 2018

As bad as the instant regret can be from a sunburn, the long-term effects pose the most substantial threat.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: biomedical, blistering, burn, cancer, CDC, disease, DNA, health, kids, light, melanoma, metro, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, pool, research, science, sever, severe, skin, stephen prescott, steve prescott, summer, Sun, sun exposure, sunburn, ultraviolet, uv

Debugging: How to avoid insect-borne diseases

May 22, 2018

The CDC reports that the number of Americans infected by insect-borne illnesses has more than tripled since 2004.

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OMRF hosts 2018 Loyal Donors reception

May 15, 2018

OMRF officials brought more than 110 long-time donors together from across the state to celebrate their dedicated supporters at the annual Loyal Donor Society reception.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cancer, Courtney, Deshmukh, development, disease, donations, donor, facility, foundation, giving, institute, Kinter, loyal, Michael, Montgomery, newsok, officials, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, philanthropy, research, Rheal, science, scientist-news, support, Towner, Umesh, Wan, Yoon

Protecting moms from autoimmune disease

May 10, 2018

While we celebrate mothers this weekend, scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are working constantly to protect them.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2018, autoimmune, autoimmunity, clues, day, disease, female, gender bias, Hal Scofield, James, Judith, Judith James, lupus, may, moms, mother's day, Mothers, multiple sclerosis, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoman, OMRF, research, robert, science, scientist-news, Scofield, Sjogren's syndrome, women

Oklahoma researchers solve a genetic mystery—and save a teen’s life

May 9, 2018

For more than a decade, doctors could not pinpoint Xander’s symptoms. Then DNA sequencing helped researchers save his life.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cancer, cysts, disease, DNA, dna sequencing, doctor, family, Findings, Gaffney, genes, health, heart, medical, news, newsok, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ou, OUHSC, patrick, phlebotomy, physicians, research, scientist-news, surgery, xander auld, yukon

OMRF discovers new approach to treating obesity

April 4, 2018

The findings could potentially lead to new drugs to help weight loss or combat obesity and associated metabolic disorders.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aging, american heart association, cell, deepa sathyaseelan, development, diabetes, disease, fat, funded, gavin pharaoh, Griffin, health, Humphries, insulin, insulin resistance, kenneth, kenneth humphries, Kinter, mechanism, Michael, mitochondria, mortality, National Institutes of Health, NIH, nonprofit, obesity, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, OUHSC, promising, research, results, science, scientist-news, shylesh bhaskaran, Timothy, type 2

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