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Human Study Links Reduced Inflammation to Later Myopia Onset

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine researcher Jody Summers, Ph.D., has long hypothesized that inflammation plays a role in the development of myopia, or nearsightedness, in which close-up vision is clear but...

NIH Awards OU College of Medicine $10.7 Million to Advance Sensory Biology Research

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $10.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create the Oklahoma Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Sensory...

Clinical Trial to Evaluate Immunotherapy Drug for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Surgery

Muhammad Furqan, M.D., professor of hematology-oncology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Associate Director of Clinical Research at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, is leading a national...

Study Uncovers Chain Reaction That Connects Smoking to Heart Disease

Scientists at the University of Oklahoma have identified a previously unrecognized immune system pathway that helps explain how cigarette smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The findings, published...

Experimental Treatment Strategy Shows Promise Against Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

An experimental treatment strategy for metastatic pancreatic cancer may help patients live longer by making tumors more visible to the immune system, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. OU Health...