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OMRF researcher awarded grant for lymphatic valve research

June 24, 2016

Sathish Srinivasan was awarded $1.77 million to investigate valve development.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: development, grant, health, lymph, lymphatic, lymphedema, news, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, research, Sathish, Sathish Srinivasan, science, scientist-news, Srinivasan, system, therapeutic, valves, vessels

OMRF receives Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Award

April 11, 2016

The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits presented OMRF with the honor in Tulsa.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: award, county, development, excellence, health, medicine, nonprofit, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoma nonprofit excellence, OMRF, one, research, stephen prescott

Can endurance exercise be too much of a good thing?

March 7, 2016

Before you tackle a marathon, do one thing first: learn your family’s heart history.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: benefits, blood pressure, danger, endurance, exercise, gym, health, healthy, heart, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, physiological reviews, stephen prescott

Are standing desks an effective counter to sedentary jobs?

November 10, 2015

Prolonged sitting is a contributor to diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: active, desks, diabetes, get up, Hal Scofield, hdl, health, heart disease, home, job, move, newsok, obesity, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, robert, school, science, scientist-news, Scofield, sedentary, sitting, stand up, stand-up desks, standing desks, walking, work

Study links diet soda to increased junk food consumption

October 6, 2015

Research indicates if you grab a diet drink, you’re more likely to reach for candy, too.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: calories, choices, diet, diet drinks, diet soda, discretionary, foods, Hal Scofield, health, illinois, junk food, medicine, newsok, obesity, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoman, OMRF, poor, research, robert, science, scientist-news, Scofield, study, sugar

Eight glasses a day? It doesn’t hold water.

September 4, 2015

Turns out this old adage is just another medical myth.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 8 glasses, Chakravarty, consume, dehydration, drink, eight glasses, Eliza, eliza chakravarty, fact, fiction, h2o, health, how much water should, m.d., misconception, myth, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientist-news, water

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