Obama may boost genetics’ health use Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment. But the vision of custom treatment based on...

Norman celebration to feature lights, music, speakers Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma is inviting people of all spiritual beliefs to its annual holiday lighting celebration at 5:30 p.m. Monday at David A. Burr Park. The park is on Asp...

Thanksgiving is National Family History Day Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Add a comment You know that Uncle Don likes his turkey without gravy, and Grandma Ann puts nuts in the cranberry sauce. But do you know if either of them has suffered a stroke, lost a parent to cancer or takes...

OU celebration to feature tree lights, music, speakers Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma is inviting people of all spiritual beliefs to its annual holiday lighting celebration at 5:30 p.m. Monday at David A. Burr Park on Asp Avenue. For more...

Scientist to bare his DNA Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment DURHAM, N.C. — Here’s some personal information about Misha Angrist: His blood pressure is 104 over 65. He weighs 173 pounds, has fought anxiety and depression and is very allergic to...

Pecan harvest in Oklahoma likely less than half of last year Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 15 TULSA -- The Oklahoma pecan crop is expected to be down significantly this year because of last year's ice storm, spring rains and the biology of pecan trees. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Oklahoma City zoo’s Cat Forest debuts newest baby Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Zookeepers didn’t know the ocelot at the Oklahoma City Zoo was pregnant until they found her cub. The secretive mother, Pinga, gave birth to half-pound Joaquin on July 3, said Jonathan...

Was man cured of AIDS? Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment BERLIN — An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his...

Sam Noble exhibit features dino eggs Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Impress your friends and tell them about the bowling ball-size egg laid by a long-necked, plant-eating titanosaur that lived 75 million years ago. It’s among the dinosaur eggs,...

Oklahoma researchers learn how germs spread resistance Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists said they are one step closer to finding a defense against dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria, sometimes called "superbugs.” OMRF...

Bacteria research warns women Tue, Nov 4, 2008 WASHINGTON — Wash your hands, folks, especially you ladies. A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. And everybody has more types of...

Watch out for TV remote Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment Someone in your house have the sniffles? Watch out for the refrigerator door handle. The TV remote, too. A new study finds that cold sufferers often leave their germs there, where they can live for...

Genetic test can reveal painful truth Sun, Nov 2, 2008 | Add a comment SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Wanda Stutsman was 32 years old and seven months pregnant when she began her first round of chemotherapy. Two months later, she delivered a healthy son with a full head of...

Weird Stuff: Cave critters linked to quality of water Wed, Oct 29, 2008 | Add a comment GROTTOES, Va. (AP) _ The Madison Cave isopod, a rare, blind, pigment-less cave dweller, must be the weirdest-looking sentinel of water quality in the country. Found only on 12 sites in certain...

OU Cancer Institute gets Komen research grant Tue, Oct 7, 2008 | Add a comment The OU Cancer Institute and the Central Oklahoma affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced today that an OU researcher is the receipient of a three-year research grant from Susan G. Komen...

What is cancer? Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment People often don’t understand a key fact about cancer, said Doris Benbrook, a cancer researcher at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Tumors are not made of bacteria or viruses....

Understanding Cancer Terminology Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment Acute: Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic. Adenocarcinoma: Cancer that begins in cells that line certain internal organs and that have gland-like (secretory)...

Staph Germ Undermines Body's Defenses Sun, Nov 11, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The aggressive antibiotic-resistant staph infection responsible for thousands of recent illnesses undermines the body's defenses by causing germ-fighting cells to...

3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine Mon, Oct 8, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) -- As a child in Italy during World War II, he lived for years on the streets and in orphanages. Six decades later, as a scientist in the United States, Mario Capecchi...

March Quiz Thu, May 18, 2006 Answer next week! --> Week 4: Q Do you have a bird feeder in your backyard? You might see a number of different species come to it. Robins, Blue Jays, sparrows, and other birds can usually...