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Is stomach ‘flu’ really the flu?

January 16, 2019

More accurately called gastroenteritis, contagious stomach illness is most often caused by two viruses, rotavirus or norovirus.

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Fear itself: Unmasking the fight-or-flight response

October 26, 2018

So, what exactly happens inside your body when things go bump in the night?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: biological, body, fear, fight, fight or flight, flight, Hal Scofield, halloween, instant, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, response, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, survival, trigger, unmasking

Lyme disease: A “ticking” time bomb?

October 1, 2018

Caused by a form of bacteria, Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through tick bites.

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OMRF receives $2.8 million grant to study rare disorder

August 23, 2018

The grant will provide Bob Axtell with $2.8 million to study NMO and investigate its similarities to other autoimmune diseases, particularly MS.

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Protecting moms from autoimmune disease

May 10, 2018

While we celebrate mothers this weekend, scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are working constantly to protect them.

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OMRF discovery could lead to new therapies for MS

March 19, 2018

OMRF researchers found that, in laboratory mice, a particular white blood cell seems to play a key role in MS.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, autoimmune, Axtell, B cell, blood, Bob Axtell, discovery, disease, health, james quinn, lab, laboratory, MS, multipl sclerosis, multiple sclerosis society, national eye institute, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, paralysis, research, robert, Robert Axtell, scientist-news, scientists, spasms, t-cells, tfh cells, therapies, treatment, tremors, vision loss

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