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OMRF receives grant to study underlying causes of lupus

June 20, 2019

OMRF scientist Patrick Gaffney has received a five-year, $3.1 million grant to investigate the underlying mechanisms that lead to lupus onset.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, cause, disease, Gaffney, genes, genetic, grant, GWAS, human disease, inflammation, lupus, minority, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIAMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patrick, scientist-news, SLE, women

Simple ways to keep osteoporosis at bay

August 16, 2018

Boning up: Don’t let brittle bones impair your health

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bone density, brittle bones, Chakravarty, Eliza, osteoporosis, scientist-news, women

Protecting moms from autoimmune disease

May 10, 2018

While we celebrate mothers this weekend, scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are working constantly to protect them.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2018, autoimmune, autoimmunity, clues, day, disease, female, gender bias, Hal Scofield, James, Judith, Judith James, lupus, may, moms, mother's day, Mothers, multiple sclerosis, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoman, OMRF, research, robert, science, scientist-news, Scofield, Sjogren's syndrome, women

AHA, OMRF host STEM event for teen girls

October 4, 2017

On Sunday, the AHA hosted a special STEM education program at OMRF.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aha, american heart association, angela robinson, Chakravarty, Courtney, courtney griffin, Courtney Montgomery, Eliza, eliza chakravarty, executives, girls, graduation, Griffin, health, heart, leaders, leadership, Montgomery, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, program, research, science, scientist-news, stem, sweethearts, teen, usha turner, women

Does X mark the spot? A new clue why autoimmune diseases target women

June 13, 2016

Gender bias of diseases like lupus and Sjögren’s could be linked X chromosomes.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, bias, christopher, chromosome, clinic, disease, disorder, extra, females, gender, hal, Kathy, klinefelter, Lessard, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, research, robert, science, scientist-news, Scofield, sivils, Sjogren's, syndrome, therapies, treatment, women, x, x chromosome, y chromosome

OMRF hosting women’s MS conference on April 5

March 11, 2013

Conference to address MS issues specific to women

Filed Under: Diseases, News Tagged With: anne cross, conference, Farhat Husain, Husain, kanaly foundation, MS, ms connection, MS Society, multiple sclerosis, national multiple sclerosis society, panel discussion, phebe tucker, tania reyna, women, women treating women

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