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OMRF scientist uncovers clues about age and muscle loss

September 4, 2019

OMRF’s findings could lead to new strategies to combat age-related muscle loss.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: age, aging, aging and metabolism, Benjamin, cachexia, elderly, independence, injury, Miller, mobility, muscle, muscle loss, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, public health, research, sarcopenia, science, scientist-news, university of iowa

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

OMRF research sheds new light on effects of aging in knee joints

December 1, 2015

OMRF researchers have identified new arthritis culprits.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: age, aging, arthritis, arthritis foundation, CDC, contributor, duke, fat pad, general medical sciences, gerontology, Griffin, inflammation, injury, joints, journal, knee, knees, leptin, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, osteoarthritis, protein, publication, research, science, scientist-news, Tim Griffin, Timothy, timothy griffin, yao fu

OMRF discovers cargo system that keeps brain cells on the right track

September 10, 2015

OMRF’s Ken Miller is using a simple worm to solve complex questions.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: axons, brain cells, cargo, css, Edmond, genetics, injury, ken miller, kenneth miller, Kincade, nerve cells, neurons, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, organelles, paper, Paul, publication, research, science, scientist-news, vesicles

OMRF scientist shows potential ALS, traumatic brain injury link

August 11, 2015

Evidence shows TBI could worsen effects of Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ALS, battle, CDC, concussion, diagnosed, football, Holly, Holly Van Remmen, injury, linked, lous gehrig's disease, mice, neurodegenerative, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ph.d., related, scientist-news, sports, tbi, traumatic brain injury, van remmen, war

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