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Bodywork: Understanding the rise in C-sections

November 8, 2022

It seems like there are more births by cesarean section these days than, say, 20 years ago when my kids were born (both by C-section). Is this my imagination?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: birth, c-section, cesarean section, McEver, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, rodger, scientist-news, surgery

New approach shows promise for arthritis relief

November 10, 2020

There are no approved treatments for osteoarthritis, which affects an estimated 50 million Americans.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: arthritis, Griffin, health, jeffries, matlock, new, news, newsok, oa, obesity, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, option, osteoarthritis, scientist-news, stanford, surgery, Timothy, treatment

OMRF scientists discover potential target for lymphedema therapy

August 18, 2020

A recent discovery by scientists at OMRF could aid in the development of potential therapies for lymphedema.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: biology, cancer, cardiovascular, disease, drug, intervention, jci insight, journal, lymphatic, lymphedema, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, radiation, Sathish, scientist-news, Srinivasan, surgery, target, therapeutic, therapy, vascular

Oklahoma researchers solve a genetic mystery—and save a teen’s life

May 9, 2018

For more than a decade, doctors could not pinpoint Xander’s symptoms. Then DNA sequencing helped researchers save his life.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cancer, cysts, disease, DNA, dna sequencing, doctor, family, Findings, Gaffney, genes, health, heart, medical, news, newsok, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ou, OUHSC, patrick, phlebotomy, physicians, research, scientist-news, surgery, xander auld, yukon

The “mad” scientist: fact or fiction?

October 26, 2017

Like many fictional characters, the mad scientist figure has its basis in real life.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bacteria, barry marshall, experimentation, fictional, gut, h. pylori, Hal Scofield, halloween, heart, history, holiday, horror, human, mad scientist, medical, mosquitoes, nobel prize, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, real, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, study, surgery, test, trope, virus, walter reed, werner forssmann, x-ray, yellow fever

OMRF adds two to its board

November 16, 2016

The semiannual board meeting was held on Wednesday.

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