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Getting to the heart of women’s health

May 11, 2021

As part of National Women’s Health Week, experts at OMRF are getting to the heart of the matter: cardiovascular disease.
 

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Walking the walk: Sepsis survivor overcomes illness, amputation

September 10, 2020

Sept. 13 is World Sepsis Day, established to raise awareness of the deadly condition.

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A battle that never ends

June 16, 2020

According to the Lupus Foundation of America, more than 1.5 million Americans suffer from the disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: African Americans, autoimmune, black, disease, immune, immunity, James, Judith, lfa, lupus, midwest city, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, renita lewis, scientist-news, women

Nonprofits hold STEM career event for girls

January 27, 2020

Women representing a variety of science, technology, engineering and math fields met face-to-face with the girls in small groups.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aha, american heart association, brigette zorn, Chakravarty, Courtney, Eliza, future, girls, Griffin, math, Montgomery, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, school, science, scientist-news, stem, technology, women

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

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