Oklahoma discoveries improve treatments of many diseases

Dr. Stephen M. Prescott, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation president, says 2012 health trends look to the past.

 
BY SHEILA STOGSDILL | Modified: April 29, 2012 at 12:50 am | Published: April 29, 2012   

Researchers in Oklahoma are making huge strides in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

“We expect to have a wonderful year of new discoveries,” said Dr. Stephen M. Prescott, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation president.

photo - Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation President Dr. Stephen Prescott stands in front of the new ORMF building. Photo by Steve Gooch, the oklahoman archives
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation President Dr. Stephen Prescott stands in front of the new ORMF building. Photo by Steve Gooch, the oklahoman archives

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Studies during the past two decades on these diseases have paid off, Prescott said.

One such discovery was taking the blood or skin cells from a diabetic patient and converting them to...
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