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Yuri Lansinger, M.D., associate professor with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery, has received the Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for the 2024-2025 academic year.

A University of Oklahoma study about a “black box warning” for the asthma drug Singulair continues to influence a national conversation about the medication and its reported neuropsychiatric side effects in children and adolescents.

Like alien invaders in a sci-fi movie, pancreatic cancer cells quickly adapt to the weapons used against them and find ways to survive, even in the harshest of conditions. Understanding why is the aim of cancer scientists everywhere. A University of Oklahoma College of Medicine researcher recently advanced the knowledge of pancreatic cancer with a study about how it acclimates to and even thrives in a highly acidic environment. The research is published in the current issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology.

What causes memory problems as people age, and can anything be done to slow the rate of cognitive decline? Researchers at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine have discovered a key difference in the brains of older adults and recently launched a clinical trial to test a vitamin supplement for its potential to improve memory.

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 helped lead a study that made such a discovery, potentially resulting in thousands more cancer patients receiving the specific treatment that will help them the most.