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OMRF discovery could lead to new therapies for MS

March 19, 2018

OMRF researchers found that, in laboratory mice, a particular white blood cell seems to play a key role in MS.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, autoimmune, Axtell, B cell, blood, Bob Axtell, discovery, disease, health, james quinn, lab, laboratory, MS, multipl sclerosis, multiple sclerosis society, national eye institute, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, paralysis, research, robert, Robert Axtell, scientist-news, scientists, spasms, t-cells, tfh cells, therapies, treatment, tremors, vision loss

OMRF finds new clues to why diabetes harms the heart

March 8, 2018

The findings could lead to new treatments to limit the damaging cardiac effects of diabetes.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aha. american heart association, cardiovascular, diabetes, die, disease, grants, heart, Humphries, insulin, insulin resistance, journal, ken humphries, kenneth, kenneth humphries, Kinter, lee bockus, Michael, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, r01, research, science, scientist-news, stroke, study, type 1, type 2

Taking action: OMRF researcher starts lab investigating vital chemical 

March 6, 2018

Dopamine is a chemical responsible for voluntary movement and the perception of rewards in the brain.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: addiction, aging, Beckstead, brain, chemical, cocaine, disease, dopamine, funding, grants, metabolism, meth, Michael, michael beckstead, mike beckstead, movement, neurons, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, parkinsons, pathologies, research, science, scientist-news

OMRF receives $2.25 million grant to study vision loss

February 26, 2018

OMRF scientist Scott Plafker has received a four-year grant from the NIH to study whether a natural compound can help prevent a common eye disease.

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Heart of the matter: OMRF offers healthy heart tips for Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2018

Heart disease claims 800,000 Americans each year, and it’s also the leading killer in Oklahoma. What can you do?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cardio, cardiovascular, disease, exercise, heart, heart attack, heart disease, heart month, killer, news, newsok, obesity, OKC, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ou, stephen prescott, valentine, Valentine's Day

The Kirschner Trusts award $6,000 grant to OMRF researcher

January 15, 2018

The one-time grant will help OMRF scientist Jian Li, Ph.D., with start-up costs for his new lab.

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