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Home - OMRF News - Archives for heart disease

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Slimy, squirmy creatures: the unsung heroes of medical research

December 15, 2016

Fish, frogs and worms have become key players in the fight against disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: animals, cancer, code, David, david forsthoefel, David Jones, disease, fish, flatworms, Forsthoefel, frogs, functional genomics, genes, genetics, genome, genomics, heart disease, human, injury, institute, Jones, model, models, nonprofit, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, organisms, planarians, Rankin, research, science, scientist-news, sickness, Susannah, worms, zebrafish

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

Events raise funds for OMRF heart disease, stroke research

June 29, 2015

Fundraiser targets Oklahoma’s number one killer of men and women

Filed Under: Development News, News Tagged With: 241, 241 event, cardiovascular biology, cardiovascular disease, development, fundraiser, heart, heart attack, heart disease, heart failure, malarial stroke, musical guests, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, two events, wine festival, wine tasting

OMRF scientist honored by American Heart Association

February 25, 2015

OMRF scientist Hong Chen recognized for research accomplishments.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: achievement, aha, american heart association, award, biomedical, blood, cancer, cardiovascular biology, cells, established investigator award, facility, health, heart disease, hong chen, lymphatic, McEver, nonprofit, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ph.d., research, rodger, Rodger McEver, science, scientist-news, staff, vessels, yale

OMRF researcher receives American Heart Association award

December 30, 2014

OMRF’s Charles Esmon was recognized by the AHA as a distinguished scientist.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: accolade, aha, american heart association, award, Ceprotin, Charles, charles esmon, chicago, coagulation biology, distinguished scientist, donor, Esmon, heart disease, honor, institute, lifetime achievement, llyod noble chair, medicine, nonprofit, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ou, professor, research, science, scientist-news

Kingfisher family ropes in $5K for research with steer wrestling tournament

April 25, 2014

The event will fund cancer, heart disease and childhood diseases research.

Filed Under: Development News, Featured News, News Tagged With: cancer, childhood diseases, Floyd Cross, heart disease, jackpot, Kingfisher, Penny Voss, raffle, Sherrie Cross, steer wrestling

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