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OMRF discoveries reshape understanding of gut microbiome

October 22, 2020

OMRF scientists have redefined how the gut microbiome operates and how our bodies coexist with some of the 100 trillion bacteria that make it up.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: antibiotic, balance, colon, disease, fecal, feces, genome, gut, health, human, Kirk Bergstrom, Lijun, mice, microbiome, microbiota, mucus, National Institutes of Health, news, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Prescott, publication, science, scientist-news, stephen, Stephenson Cancer Center, steve, tset, Xia

OMRF receives $3.7 million for autoimmune disease research

October 8, 2020

OMRF scientist Christopher Lessard received a five-year grant to identify genes associated with Sjögren’s syndrome.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, christopher, disease, dry, dryness, eyes, funding, genetics, grant, Lessard, mouth, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientist-news, Sjogren's, syndrome

OMRF seeks volunteers for sarcoidosis research

September 22, 2020

To participate or for more information, please contact OMRF’s Sarcoidosis Research Unit at 405-271-2504, 800-605-7447 or sru@omrf.org.

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Bodywork: Understanding fatty liver disease

September 22, 2020

3D Illustration of Human Digestive System Liver Anatomy

What is fatty liver? What are its symptoms, causes and treatment?

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OMRF receives $3.5 million to study blood clotting, vessel development

September 15, 2020

The pair of four-year, $1.75 million NIH Research Project Grants, or R01s, will support separate projects.

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Walking the walk: Sepsis survivor overcomes illness, amputation

September 10, 2020

Sept. 13 is World Sepsis Day, established to raise awareness of the deadly condition.

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