The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center just received a $2.5 million federal grant to develop and advance methods of treating chronic pain to the older adult population—with an emphasis on decreasing the use of opioids while disseminating the best practices...
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Small Town Playing Big Role in COVID-19 Vaccine Research
Norman, Oklahoma, started as a tent city in 1889, and it was named after Santa Fe Railway surveyor Aubrey Norman. In 1890, Norman’s citizens donated the land where the University of Oklahoma was established, thus ensuring that the city would thrive. Currently, the...
Oklahoma-based Investigators Busy Targeting Cancer with Latest Research
Investigators at the Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine recently gave 30 presentations about their cancer research at an annual ASCO Chicago meetings. The OU Medicine presentations focused on the results of clinical trials and research studies for new cancer...
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Focuses on Genetics
The Muskogee Phoenix reports that the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is ramping up investments into a new human genetics investigational program. It will broaden their investigation into genetic mechanisms in various diseases, ranging from lupus and MS to...
J&J “Kingpin of Opioids” According to Oklahoma State Law Suit
Bloomberg reports that according to recently released court filings in Oklahoma, a Johnson & Johnson (J&JJ) subsidy in Tasmania, grew opium poppies in its Nucynta medication sold to other drug makers for use in their opium-based products. The State of...