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Home - OMRF News - Archives for white blood cells

white blood cells

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OMRF secures $2.6 million flu grant

May 24, 2018

Alberola-Ila will investigate the role a type of white blood cell plays in mounting the body’s response against flu infection.

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Scientists discover clues about cause of dryness in Sjögren’s syndrome

June 29, 2016

Findings may point researchers to the origins of this autoimmune disease

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Trio of new grants brings $2.7 million to OMRF labs

May 6, 2016

Awards “a testament to the quality of research in Oklahoma”

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Hope in the Fight Against Sickle Cell

For Mary Long, the answer to her pain may, literally, be right around the CORNER. Her grandmother would hum as she rubbed Mary Long’s limbs with liniment. “You’re just a puny child,” she would say, shaking her head. The rubdowns soothed the youngster, but they didn’t erase the aches that seemed ever present in her […]

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