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Protect yourself from the summer sun

May 31, 2018

As bad as the instant regret can be from a sunburn, the long-term effects pose the most substantial threat.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: biomedical, blistering, burn, cancer, CDC, disease, DNA, health, kids, light, melanoma, metro, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, pool, research, science, sever, severe, skin, stephen prescott, steve prescott, summer, Sun, sun exposure, sunburn, ultraviolet, uv

OMRF scientist receives $2.3 million grant to study how wounds heal

October 20, 2016

Olson is looking at why people form scar tissue instead of regenerating.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: fibrosis, grant, growth factor, healing, lab, Lorin, Lorin Olson, molecule, national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIAMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Olson, OMRF, organs, pdgf, r01, regenerate, regeneration, research, scar tissue, science, scientist-news, skin, wound healing

Think Halloween is creepy?

October 26, 2015

Your own body is a factory of weird.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bacteria, blood, creepy, creepy but true, epithelial cells, facts, halloween, heart, microorganisms, robert, scary, scientist-news, Scofield, skin

Your best defense in summer heat: common sense

June 25, 2015

Grab a drink, find some shade and pace yourself to avoid heat-related issues.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: alert, blood, common sense, consequences, cool off, defense, doctor, environment, fatigue, headache, health, heat, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, hot, illness, m.d., newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, red, remedy, skin, stay safe, stephen prescott, steve prescott, stroke, summer, Sun, sweat, symptoms, temperature, water

Take precautions to minimize skin cancer risk

July 19, 2011

Avoiding the sun completely is unhealthy, but finding the right balance is key.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cancer, James, Judith, melanocytes, melanoma, scientist-news, skin, skin cancer, sunburn, sunscreen, vitamin D

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