Pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat, is closely associated with obesity, which can be influenced by diet. With a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, a...
Urolithin A is found to increase blood flow to the brain during memory tasks
A dietary supplement called urolithin A increased blood flow to the brain during mental activity in middle-aged adults with obesity, according to a University of Oklahoma study published in JAMA Network Open. The...
Smith “Jim” Apisarnthanarax, MD, FASTRO, has been named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and clinical service chief of radiation oncology at...
First-of-its-kind research could help inform efforts to reimburse hospice agencies for providing blood and platelet transfusions
A first-of-its-kind study from the University of Oklahoma found that hospice agencies can provide blood and platelet transfusions at home for patients with blood cancers who are no longer pursuing aggressive...
A University of Oklahoma researcher has received a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health award to uncover new ways to predict when multiple medications taken together could cause dangerous side effects.