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Weakened immune system leaves elderly prone to virus

June 2, 2020

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8 out of every 10 Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. have occurred in adults age 65 and older. Why?

Filed Under: COVID-19 News, News Tagged With: age, coronavirus, covid, elderly, epidemic covid19, Kovats, living, news, newsok, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoman, older, OMRF, Pandemic, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, senior, Susan, virus

OMRF receives $2.1 million to study heart disease

May 28, 2020

Aortic valve stenosis is one of the most common heart conditions in the elderly, and no treatment for it currently exists. 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ahamed, aorta, aortic stenosis, disease, failure, funding, grant, heart, help, jasimuddin, national instututes of health, news, newsok, NIH, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientist-news, therapy, treat, treatment

Oklahoma doctors react to Trump’s announcement of taking hydroxychloroquine

May 19, 2020

Multiple studies have show the drug is not effective at treating COVID-19, and in some cases can even cause heart problems.

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: autoimmune, corona, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, covid19, drug, hydroxychloroquine, immune, Joan, lupus, medication, Merrill, OMRF, rheumatology, scientist-news, trump

How does a scientist work from home?

May 19, 2020

Since the pandemic closed Ben Miller’s lab at OMRF in mid-March, he now has very different coworkers.

Filed Under: COVID-19 News, News Tagged With: aging, ben, Benjamin, coronavirus, covid-19, lab, metabolism, Miller, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, pandemic. covid19, research, science, scientist-news, virus

START Coalition to bring comprehensive approach to opening communities safely

May 13, 2020

Oklahoma City will be site of the nonprofit alliance’s first major program roll out.

Filed Under: COVID-19 News, News Tagged With: coalition, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, health, James, Judith, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, OUHSC, Pandemic, Prescott, prevention, sciences, scientist-news, site, start, stephen, steve, test, trial, unique, university

Can insects contribute to the spread of COVID-19?

May 13, 2020

For now, no scientific evidence supports that theory.

Filed Under: COVID-19 News, Videos Tagged With: Chakravarty, Eliza, scientist-news

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