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OMRF receives funding to investigate how diabetes affects the heart

August 8, 2016

An overactive fight-or-flight response creates too much stress on the heart.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cardiovascular, diabetes, healthy, heart, hormone, Humphries, insulin, ken, kenneth, lab, newsok, NHLBI, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, pka, problem, science, scientist-news, stress, switch

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

Valentine’s Day delight: chocolate’s ‘dark’ health secrets

February 9, 2015

Can chocolate be good for you? We have some good news.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: affection, aztecs, benefits, candy, chocolate, cholesterol, cocoa, dark chocolate, february, health, healthy, heart, inflammation, love, md, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, positive effects, president, stephen prescott, steve, Valentine's Day

Make your New Year’s resolutions stick in 2015

December 29, 2014

Set the right goals to make your 2015 resolutions a reality.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, doctor, fitness, goals, gym, healthful, healthy, healthy habits, lose weight, m.d., maintaining, new habits, new year's, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ou, pounds, realistic, resolutions, rituals, set, stephen prescott, steve prescott, weight loss, workout

Healthy last-minute gift ideas that won’t break the bank

December 22, 2014

Still need a few more gifts under the tree? Here are some healthy, affordable suggestions.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, affordable, apps, bank, black friday, books, chi running, Christmas, deals, emperor of all maladies, fitbit, fitness, Gary, gary gorbsky, gift ideas, gifts, Gorbsky, healthy, holiday shopping, holidays, ideas, jump rope, last minute, Linda, Linda Thompson, low cost, medical, OKC, Oklahoma City, oklahoma medical research foundaiton, OMRF, pedometers, scientist-news, shopping, stephen prescott, stocking stuffers, Thompson, tools, zombie

What is the impact of the holiday binge?

November 24, 2014

Are there long-term effects from occasional overeating?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: america, binge eating, binging, calories, day, Dr. P, eat, effects, fat, food, gain, healthy, holiday, impact, intake, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, overeating, stephen prescott, Thanksgiving, too much food, turkey, weight, weight loss

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