Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover trigger for muscle-wasting condition
Among all major cancers, pancreatic cancer has the highest rate of death—93 percent of patients die within five years of diagnosis.
Jun 12, 2019
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Genetics
Testing method could point thousands more cancer patients to lifesaving treatment
Not all cancer therapies are successful, but cancer researchers increasingly are able to identify the right treatments for the right patients at the right time. A researcher at the University of Oklahoma has helped lead a ...
Mar 21, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New models in largest breast cancer clinical trial in Oklahoma
A University of Oklahoma and Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City research team is set to begin the largest breast cancer clinical trial ever performed in Oklahoma. The team has developed new breast cancer risk prediction models ...
Jun 12, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research explores the complex relationship between age, appearance and health
As we age, does our physical appearance impact our physical and mental health? That question is at the core of research recently published in the journal Psychology and Aging.
Feb 29, 2024
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Other
Professor examines the fifty shades phenomenon
In a new study, Meredith G. F. Worthen, professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma, and Trenton M. Haltom (Ph.D. candidate, University of Nebraska and OU alumnus) investigate how identifying as a member of the leather ...
May 12, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Exposure to secondhand smoke during chemotherapy makes treatment less effective, study finds
People who are diagnosed with head and neck cancer often receive a standard type of chemotherapy as part of their treatment. If they are exposed to secondhand smoke during chemotherapy—even if they have never smoked themselves—the ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Cardiology
Multidisciplinary research team creates computational models to predict heart valve leakage in children
An innovative new field of research holds the promise for pediatric cardiologists and heart surgeons to predict the future structural integrity of a child's heart valves so they can perform the best possible surgery today.
Apr 16, 2024
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Cardiology
Study clarifies risky decision making during a heart attack
In a recent study to determine why some individuals who experience symptoms for acute coronary syndrome decide to seek medical attention more quickly than others, a University of Oklahoma researcher has identified numeracy—the ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Health
Study explores sexuality and gender gaps in political perspectives among college students
A University of Oklahoma sociologist, Meredith Worthen, has published a new study in the journal, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, on sexuality and gender gaps in political perspectives among lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...
Dec 6, 2018
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Health
National poll: Many unaware of court findings against tobacco companies
On Nov. 26, Altria, Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies will begin to publish court-ordered "corrective statements" about cigarettes, the result of a 2006 federal court verdict that found the companies ...
Nov 7, 2017
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