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Lots o’ luck: How the shamrock gets its shape

March 12, 2018

Four-leaf clovers are said to represent good luck. They also represent something else: genetic mutation.

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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.

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Taking action: OMRF researcher starts lab investigating vital chemical 

March 6, 2018

Dopamine is a chemical responsible for voluntary movement and the perception of rewards in the brain.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: addiction, aging, Beckstead, brain, chemical, cocaine, disease, dopamine, funding, grants, metabolism, meth, Michael, michael beckstead, mike beckstead, movement, neurons, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, parkinsons, pathologies, research, science, scientist-news

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.

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OMRF enters into a license agreement with Shanghai RAAS Blood Products

February 13, 2018

OMRF has entered a license agreement with Shanghai RAAS Blood Products for development of novel hemophilia treatment.

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OMRF postdoc receives national aging reward

February 8, 2018

OMRF scientist Rizwan Qaisar has been awarded an Irene Diamond Fund/AFAR Postdoctoral Transition Award in Aging.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: afar, aging, american federation for aging research, award, flexible, Holly, Holly Van Remmen, irene diamond fund, jeremy walston, muscle loss, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, postdoc, postdoctoral transition award in aging, reward, rizwan qaisar, sarcopenia. research, science, scientist-news, selection committee, van remmen

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