Studies yield new clues related to blood vessel function and inflammation.
Rodger McEver
Who put the heart in Valentine’s Day?
How did a blood-pumping organ come to symbolize romance and affection?
McEver, Rodger P.
Researchers turn years of heart science on its ear
McEver finds new information about a protein vital to the immune response
Heart Disease
Heart disease strikes more Americans than any other condition—upward of 85 million people. But OMRF scientists are poised to change that statistic. Our researchers are making major strides in understanding the origins of heart disease. OMRF’s cardiovascular biologists study the biological processes at work in the heart that can lead to heart failure, as well […]
Hope in the Fight Against Sickle Cell
For Mary Long, the answer to her pain may, literally, be right around the CORNER. Her grandmother would hum as she rubbed Mary Long’s limbs with liniment. “You’re just a puny child,” she would say, shaking her head. The rubdowns soothed the youngster, but they didn’t erase the aches that seemed ever present in her […]