New program will focus on genetic and epigenetic studies of disease.
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OMRF discoveries could lead to better treatment for lymphedema
There is currently no cure for lymphedema but new research might help manage it.
OMRF scientist shows potential ALS, traumatic brain injury link
Evidence shows TBI could worsen effects of Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Teaching the heart to grow again
Researchers want to regrow heart tissue without scarring.
Researchers turn years of heart science on its ear
McEver finds new information about a protein vital to the immune response
The mice that roared
How do complex networks of genes control obesity, cancer and heart disease? The unique rodents of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation may hold the answer. Their small size and short gestation periods make mice ideal models for studying human disease. Although garden-variety rodents don’t make the cut for research, technological advances have made it possible […]