Researchers to Deploy Smartphone App to Reduce Alcohol Use in Unhoused

In 2022, researchers from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences  and the University of North Texas Health Science Center published findings from a pilot trial of a mobile application to help reduce drinking...

Jea Named Chair in Department of Neurosurgery in OU College of Medicine

Andrew Jea, M.D., MBA, MHA, FACS, FAAP, has been named chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and clinical service chief at OU Health. Jea has served as...

Publication Demonstrates Appeal of Menthol Cigarettes to Young People

While the overall rate of cigarette smoking has decreased in the United States, the use of menthol cigarettes has risen among young adult smokers. A University of Oklahoma researcher published a study today showing...

OU Health Sciences Earns $5.3 Million From NIH to Boost Cancer Research, Support Emerging Scientists

A $5.3 million National Institutes of Health grant awarded to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences will support advanced cancer research in Oklahoma. The Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant...

Brain Vasculature Changes Important for Predicting Cognitive Impairment

University of Oklahoma researchers recently published a study showing that several measurements of the brain, including blood flow and the brain’s ability to compensate for the lack of it, are better predictors...
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