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Years later, it's still a run to remember Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 Columnist Adam Cohen took on the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon for the ninth time Read More
Research grants kindle medical breakthroughs Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 America has long been a world leader in pioneering medical research discoveries. The scientific breakthroughs in the last century were breathtaking, and now the future looks even brighter. Two cornerstones of our nation's research accomplishments are the National Institutes of Health and the National Science... Read More
Drug Research Targets Malignant Melanoma Published: Thu, Sep 23, 2010 Advances in research and technology have come to typify American medicine. Through a focus on high technology, acute care brings many problems, but it also has allowed for some incredible breakthroughs. In a recent study released in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers may have identified the next... Read More
Marriage-minded Updated: Thu, Aug 13, 2009 We've known for some time that married people live longer. Now, a new study suggests that matrimony may also help keep the mind sharp, warding off age-related issues such as memory loss or dementia. Researchers studied the changes among a group of 1,400 people from Finland, starting from when they were all age... Read More
The fight against cancer rages on Updated: Fri, Apr 24, 2009 In a world of mass information, we become numb to many words. Cancer should never become one of those. In a world where "now” is often our great concern, various forms of research are sometimes not given proper attention. Cancer research should never fall in that category. Published in the Feb. 15 issue... Read More
N Style Calendar: March 2009 Published: Tue, Mar 3, 2009 MARCH 5 Passion for Fashion, Chesapeake Boathouse, 206-359-2054, proceeds benefit Guiding Right Inc., an AIDS charity in the OKC area 7 St. Patrick's Day Grand Marshal Ball, 523-3000, Skirvin Hilton Hotel, benefits Catholic Charities’ homeless services in Oklahoma City 12 OKC Philharmonic: Backstage Pass,... Read More
Women May Be More Likely to Experience EMS Delays for Heart Care Updated: Thu, Jan 29, 2009 Women who called 9-1-1 complaining of cardiac symptoms were 52 percent more likely than men to experience delays during emergency medical services’ (EMS) care, according to a report in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. The data did not reveal why women were more likely to be delayed. However,... Read More
OU Cancer Institute gets Komen research grant Published: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 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 for the Cure that totals nearly $600,000. Wei-Qun Ding, a molecular biologist at the University of Oklahoma Health... Read More
Immigration: Overload of requests for employment visas after 9/11 causes massive delays Published: Mon, Dec 18, 2006 Desperation drove Chao Li to sue the U.S. government this fall. For more than two years, the Chinese doctor had been waiting to become a legal permanent resident of the United States. Until he got his green card, he could not apply for grants — vital to his career as a researcher at the University of Oklahoma... Read More
3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine Updated: 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 joined two other researchers in winning the Nobel Prize in medicine. Their work led to a powerful and widely used... Read More
The first cut was the deepest Published: Tue, Aug 8, 2006 STRANGE BUT TRUE Q: Wasn’t the guillotine once considered a humane mode of execution? A: You might be surprised at who thought it was. Not Nobel Prize-winning author Albert Camus, whose 1959 “Reflections on the Guillotine” publicized medical studies showing that signs of life continued in the head and... Read More
Project takes students out of the classroom Published: Tue, Aug 1, 2006 Scientist Stephen Jackson knocked on the apartment doors of 17 students and told them to get ready for something different. Instead of lessons in pipetting, o-glycans and florescent chemical staining, the summer science scholars were about to get a lesson in salsa dancing. It was one of many activities,... Read More
Training virus fighters Updated: Thu, Jun 22, 2006 Oklahoma City scientists are using the body’s own inner workings to find future treatments for leukemia, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and type I diabetes. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Paul Kincade and Yoshinori Nagai with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation stimulated... Read More
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Updated: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 Adult Caregivers Support Group, 7 to 8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays each month, Memorial Road Church of Christ, 2221 E Memorial Road, Room SW1. Call Sonya, 478-0166. Depression and Bipolar Support Group, 6:15 p.m. Mondays, Crossings Community Church, 14600 N Portland, 634-4646. Parkinson's Support Group,... Read More
Access health Updated: Tue, Jun 6, 2006 PARENTING P.R.I.D.E., Parents Responding to Infant Death Experience, 7 p.m. second Monday each month, Renaissance Women's Center, 238 N Midwest Blvd., Midwest City. 610-3627. Miscarriage Support Group, 7 p.m. third Tuesday, 340 SE 62. Sponsored by OKC First Friends Church. 602-1590. P.R.I.D.E., Parents Responding... Read More
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Updated: Tue, May 30, 2006 VOLUNTEERS Heartland Hospice of Norman needs volunteers. Call Jacqueline Parker, 579-8565. Calm Waters Center for Children and Families seeks volunteers to help children deal with divorce and death. 946-2264. Frontier Hospice seeks volunteers. Call Pat McGowin, 789-2913. Community Hospice of Oklahoma seeks... Read More
Teachers to participate in program Updated: Tue, May 23, 2006 The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has named five state public school teachers as Foundation Scholars. The middle school and high school science teachers were selected from a statewide pool of applicants to attend a four-week summer science program in the foundation's laboratories in Oklahoma City. The... Read More
Lab to be named for state senator Updated: Wed, May 17, 2006 A laboratory for cancer research at the OU Health Sciences Center will be named Thursday in honor of state Sen. Johnnie Crutchfield, D-Ardmore, a former cancer patient at the center. A ceremony will be at 3 p.m. in the Stanton L. Young Biomedical Research Center, 975 NE 10 in Oklahoma City, and will include remarks... Read More
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 Updated: Tue, May 16, 2006 Editor's note: For more information, call the number listed. Programs are free unless noted. Next week's calendar will include chronic illness and one-time events. To submit items, call Krystal Byers at 475-3795 or e-mail kbyers @oklahoman.com. A complete calendar is online at NewsOK.com. Click on the Lifestyle... Read More
Fraternity fights for children Updated: Wed, Apr 26, 2006 NORMAN -- Fraternity members at the University of Oklahoma raised $6,000 to help children fighting childhood illnesses during the fourth annual All Greek Boxing Tournament. Members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity sponsored the event, which was held last Friday, to raise money for Children's Medical Research... Read More
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