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Sun

Back to the Bench

Scientists adapt to a changed research environment.

Don’t skimp on the sunshine vitamin

June 4, 2019

Sunshine and the vitamin D it delivers play a key role in your health.

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Discovery casts light on workings of the immune system

May 23, 2019

The discovery could lead to new therapeutic approaches to a wide range of illnesses, including asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alberola-Ila, asthma, biomedical, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, discovery, function, funding, grant, immune, immunity, Jonathan, José, newsok, NIAID, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, organ, Presbyterian Health Foundation, psoriasis, research, role, science, scientist-news, Sun, t-cells, thymus, Wren, Xiao-Hong, xiao-hong sun

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

Give your body the vitamin D-fense it needs

January 25, 2018

The “sunshine vitamin” is essential for strengthening bones, proper cell growth and bolstering the immune system.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aging, body, bone health, bones, cells, defense, exposure, health, immune system, important, indoors, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, osteoporosis, problems, stephen prescott, steve prescott, summer, Sun, sunshine, supplement, supplementation, tips, vitamin, vitamin D, vitamin d deficiency, winter

New OMRF grant will study immune cell linked to asthma

August 4, 2016

The role of the new cell is to protect the body from parasitic infection.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: asthma, bone marrow, CDC, discovery, funding, grant, immune cell, infection, innate lymphoid cell, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIAID, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, r01, research, science, scientist-news, Sun, t-cells, thymus, Xiao-Hong, xiao-hong sun

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