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Bodywork: Can a fitness measurement also predict longevity?

August 15, 2023

I read recently that a fitness measurement called VO2 max is also a strong predictor of longevity. What is VO2 max, and can it really help tell how long we’ll live?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: exercise, fitness, JAMA, James, Judith, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, oxygen, scientist-news, VO2, VO2 max

OMRF scientists find a way to heal the heart

October 31, 2016

The findings could lead to new ways to treat patients following a heart attack.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cardiac, circulation, damaged, disease, DNA, energy, fibrosis, function, heal, heart, heart attack, journal, Kinter, luke szweda, Michael, Mike Kinter, nature, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, omr, oxygen, physicians, regenerate, regrow, researchers, scar, science, scientist-news, tissue, trigger

Aging & Metabolism Research Program

Kinter, Michael T.

Increased oxygen exposure may speed Alzheimer’s

September 2, 2009

An elderly patient goes into the hospital for routine surgery. Months later, doctors diagnose her with Alzheimer’s disease. Is this just a coincidence? No, suggests research from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Vanderbilt University and the University of South Florida. In a new study, the scientists found evidence that exposure to high concentrations of oxygen may trigger […]

Filed Under: Diseases, News Tagged With: alzheimers, oxygen

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