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National Institutes of Health

OMRF finds new clues to why diabetes harms the heart

March 8, 2018

The findings could lead to new treatments to limit the damaging cardiac effects of diabetes.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aha. american heart association, cardiovascular, diabetes, die, disease, grants, heart, Humphries, insulin, insulin resistance, journal, ken humphries, kenneth, kenneth humphries, Kinter, lee bockus, Michael, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, r01, research, science, scientist-news, stroke, study, type 1, type 2

OMRF receives $2.25 million grant to study vision loss

February 26, 2018

OMRF scientist Scott Plafker has received a four-year grant from the NIH to study whether a natural compound can help prevent a common eye disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: age, aging and metabolism, anti ancer, broccoli, cabbage, central vision, compound, cruciferous, disease, effects, elderly, eye, eye institute, funding, grant, macular degeneration, National Institutes of Health, natural, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, old, OMRF, Plafker, program, r01, related, research, science, scientist-news, Scott, Scott Plafker, sulforaphane, vegetables, vision loss

OMRF researchers identify gene mutation present in pair of diseases

September 18, 2017

OMRF researchers found mutations in PDGF receptor beta can trigger two rare diseases.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: biotech, cancer, cells, deformity, discovery, disease, donation, genes and development, genetics, Griffin, kosaki overgrowth syndrome, lab, Lorin, Lorin Olson, mice, model, mouse, mutant, National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, NIGMS, NIH, ocascr, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Olson, OMRF, outcome, overgrowth, pdgf, pdgfrb, penttinen syndrome, pew charitable, research, science, scientist-news, stat1, support, Timothy, trust

OMRF researchers identify protein critical to healthy cell division

September 8, 2017

OMRF researchers discovered a protein critical to ensuring mitosis functions properly.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aaron Tipton, cancer, cell biology, cell division, Gary, gary gorbsky, Gorbsky, grant, gtse1, Jonathan, mitosis, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoman, OMRF, protein, research, science, scientist-news, Wren

OMRF, OBI partner to fight rheumatoid arthritis

May 3, 2017

OBI’s new software system, Bio-Linked, will be used to match willing blood donors with researchers at OMRF to build a volunteer group for StopRA.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: antibody, autoimmune, bio-linked, blood, blood donors, ccp, charles mooney, disease, donor, healthy, James, john armitage, Judith, Judith James, naiad, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIAID, NIH, obi, OKC, oklahoma blood institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, pain, participation, people, prevention, ra, rheumatoid arthritis, scientist-news, screening, stephen prescott, stiffness, StopRA, swelling, technology, test, trials

OMRF receives grant to study triggers of cancer, birth defects

March 16, 2017

OMRF has received a five-year, $1.7 million grant to look at how DNA replicates itself.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: birth defects, cancer, cell division, chris, christopher, disease, DNA, fish, Gary, genome, Gorbsky, grant, health, lab, mit, model, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIGMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, research, sansam, scientist-news, study, zebrafish

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