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Home - OMRF News - Archives for inflammation

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Are Oklahomans at risk for EEE virus?

October 25, 2019

A dangerous mosquito-borne virus making the news recently is EEE, or Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Should Oklahomans take precations?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bite, death, eastern equine encephalitis, eee, illness, inflammation, insect, mosquito, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, sick, virus

OMRF receives grant to study underlying causes of lupus

June 20, 2019

OMRF scientist Patrick Gaffney has received a five-year, $3.1 million grant to investigate the underlying mechanisms that lead to lupus onset.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, cause, disease, Gaffney, genes, genetic, grant, GWAS, human disease, inflammation, lupus, minority, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIAMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patrick, scientist-news, SLE, women

Dietary carbohydrates could lead to osteoarthritis, new study finds

August 9, 2018

Do your knees ache? Your diet could be a culprit.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: arthritis, carbohydrates, carbs, cartilage, dietary fiber, fiber, Griffin, high-carb diet, inflammation, joints, Kinter, Michael, oa, osteoarthritis, scientist-news, sucrose, sugar, Tim Griffin, Timothy

Berry benefit: Study shows strawberries might help combat osteoarthritis

December 4, 2017

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of disability in the U.S., but you might find an ally against it in the produce section.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ally, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, arthritis, biji kurien, biomarkers, cartilage, clinical trial, damage, disease, effects, fruit, Hal Scofield, inflammation, medications, newsok, oa, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, osteoarthritis, oxidant, research, robert, science, scientist-news, Scofield, strawberries, strawberry, study, trial

OMRF seeks participants as it launches new sarcoidosis unit

November 16, 2017

The new clinic is the first of its kind in the state and the only one in the region.

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OMRF research shows how exercise can benefit cartilage

October 19, 2017

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of disability in the U.S., affecting nearly 31 million Americans.

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