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Tips for keeping Thanksgiving safe

November 19, 2020

Mother putting protective mask on her daughter's face

For those who plan to gather for Thanksgiving, experts at OMRF offer advice to minimize the risk of spreading Covid-19.

Filed Under: COVID-19 News, News Tagged With: Chakravarty, corona, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, Eliza, guidelines, healthy, holiday, news, ok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Prescott, president, recommendations, safe, safety, scientist-news, spread, stephen, steve, Thanksgiving, tips, turkey

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?

Filed Under: Dr. Prescott Column Bodywork Tagged With: adam, bodywork, cohen, column, diagnosis, diet, disease, drug, Edmond, fatty liver, healthy, lijjun xia, medication, newsok, OKC, oklahoman, organ, physician, Prescott, stephen, steve, transplant

OMRF discovers potential therapy for age-related muscle loss

December 4, 2018

An OMRF discovery could potentially open the door for the first drug option to treat age-related muscle weakness and atrophy.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: age, aging, atrophy, cnd1163, diet, drug, exercise, experimental, healthy, Holly, Holly Van Remmen, insulin resistance, loss, muscle, newsok, OKC, oklahama city, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, option, parkinsons, redox biology, rizwan qaisar, sarcopenia, scientist-news, therapeutic, treatment, van remmen

OMRF recruiting volunteers for sarcoidosis research

October 11, 2018

OMRF’s Sarcoidosis Unit, which launched in January, is the only one of its kind in the state.

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Exercise or sleep: Which is more important?

February 21, 2018

If you’re forced to choose between sleep or exercise for your health, should you hit the gym or the pillow?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: accidents, adequate, basic, busy, exercise, healthy, medicine, natural, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, research, resistance training, schedule, science, sleep, sleeping, stephen prescott, steve prescott, weight, weight training

“Stocking” up on healthy gifts

December 18, 2017

We have a few ideas to help you with stocking-stuffers for the health or fitness junkie in your life.

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