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To treat Candida albicans, a common yeast that can cause illness in those with weakened immune systems, University at Buffalo researchers limited the fungus’ access to iron, an element crucial to the organism’s survival.

Marijuana use episodes among couples who frequently use the drug increase the likelihood of experiencing intimacy events, according to the results of a University at Buffalo-led study.

The panel discussion will focus on how the community and UB’s partners can address health care disparities through education, research and clinical care.

CSA’s mission is to conduct community-responsive research among UB faculty and its community partners to solve challenges facing older adults.

Many health problems are related to food choice, yet diet selection is a complex process that is not entirely understood. To coordinate, promote and foster research in an area so critical to maintaining proper health, UB has launched the Center for Ingestive Behavior Research.

UB research suggests that a neurotransmitter receptor, previously successful in animal studies but that failed in human trials for Alzheimer’s, might still turn out to be a valuable therapy.

A study of 46 mammal species explores the evolutionary history of amylase, a compound that breaks down carbs.

There are now six startups partnering with the institute, which is advancing Buffalo Niagara as a hub for personalized medicine and bioinformatics.

Teens who experience cyberbullying are more likely to suffer from poor sleep, which in turn raises levels of depression, found a University at Buffalo study. 

A UB pediatrician has developed an incubator matrress that will provide the most fragile premature infants with the benefits of direct bodily contact with their parents.

The award is one of the most competitive and respected scientific fellowships in the U.S.

The National Academy of Medicine invited Talal to share his successes using telemedicine to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients who are in opioid treatment.

The Buffalo startup and UB partner is making clinical trials easier for patients, doctors and drugmakers.

The election is testimony to his leadership in medical education and a major point of pride for the Jacobs School.

Preclinical findings will pave the way for better therapies; the paper also gave the first author, an undergraduate, insights into scientific research.

UB researcher also authored first paper to survey pharmacy students about their knowledge of and attitudes toward pre-exposure prophylaxis.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and UB's Clinical Research Institute on Addictions are among more than 100 organizations that have joined the national effort.

Some 5,799 students are candidates to receive 6,392 degrees and certificates during UB’s 2019 commencement ceremonies being held May 3-22.

To better understand how gender may affect women’s vascular health, physicians and surgeons at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are holding a Women’s Vascular Summit May 3-4. 

An essay published by a UB psychiatrist in JAMA Network about working through issues with the help of a therapist has prompted personal email messages from dozens of physicians from across the U.S. who reached out to share perspectives and their experiences.

Robert J. Gore, a UB alumnus, will discuss KAVI, the ambitious violence-prevention initiative he founded, aimed at supporting young people of color in his Brooklyn community. 

A University at Buffalo researcher will use a Fulbright scholarship to study how ethnicity and geography affect patients in India diagnosed with the autoimmune disease commonly known as lupus.

Toxicology screens don’t detect kratom, but it can cause withdrawal in newborns.

Results underscore an important issue as more states legalize marijuana: the increased need for tailored nutrition education as the population of pot-smokers grows.

Western New York BloodCare has awarded the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences a second grant aimed at addressing a shortage of physicians in the region who specialize in treating non-malignant blood disorders.

UB has been selected  to host nearly 100 Fulbright Foreign Students from around the world in late April for a three-day Fulbright Enrichment Seminar titled “Combating Addiction and Addressing the Opioid Crisis.”

The potential for clinical partnerships and meaningful research to expand nursing’s impact on patient care will take center stage as the focus of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s 7th Annual Research Day and 22nd Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture.

Commission cites trial led by Paresh Dandona in announcing approval for Type 1 diabetes.

Three UB faculty members – Anthony Campagnari, Gary Giovino and John Richard – have been named State University of New York Distinguished Professors, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system.

The University at Buffalo Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences has partnered with the University of the West Indies to launch several research centers and networks to advance the study of infectious and non-infectious diseases in the Caribbean.

Exactly how jaw joints work – and how the myriad other bones and joints in the body, human and otherwise, do their work, also known as biomechanics — is the subject of National Biomechanics Day, which will be celebrated at UB on April 12.

Research assesses how large-scale patterns of brain activity could vary between cognitive systems and across people.

University at Buffalo researchers have developed a new method to more accurately predict tumor growth rates, a crucial statistic used to schedule screenings and set dosing regimens in cancer treatment. 

Researchers from UB and Moscow State University are collaborating to determine how a biomarker for metastatic prostate cancer might best be detected. 

Research is believed to be the first large, multicenter study to investigate the association between oral contraceptive use and risk of highly fatal ovarian cancer.

NIH has awarded $2 million to UB’s Hunter James Kelly Research Institute to pursue a new direction in understanding and curing the disease.

The annual event invites 400 students from Buffalo Public Schools to visit the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB.

Common medications prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux and ulcers are linked to increased risks for kidney failure and chronic kidney disease, found a recent University at Buffalo study.

African refugee women experience healthier pregnancies than women born in the United States, despite receiving less prenatal care, found a recent University at Buffalo study.

Light activity appears to reduce risk of stroke or heart failure by up to 22 percent, and the risk of heart attack or coronary death by as much as 42 percent.

Sponsored by UB’s Office of Interprofessional Education, Thursday’s event is a collaboration between several UB health-related entities.

Graduate programs across the University at Buffalo have been named among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has established the Medical Education and Educational Research Institute (MEERI), a comprehensive and innovative institute for advancing medical education at UB. 

University at Buffalo researchers have received a new $438,000 grant to develop the first online intervention based on motivational interviewing to help dental patients improve oral health behaviors, including frequent brushing and flossing.

Buffalo startup Garwood Medical Devices aims to reduce implant failures, prevent suffering and save billions of dollars in medical expenses.

University at Buffalo professor Othman Shibly established a new dental clinic in Khanke Internally Displaced Population Camp in Duhok, Iraq, to provide the area’s nearly 16,000 women and children with their first oral health care in five years.

An international panel of the foremost researchers on infectious disease and antimicrobials has formed new guidelines on the use of polymyxins, a class of antibiotics employed as a last resort to treat deadly, drug-resistant bacteria.

To increase the number of nurses in leadership and management positions, the University at Buffalo School of Nursing has launched the Advanced Certificate in Nursing Leadership in partnership with the UB School of Management.

A UB faculty member since 1996, Patra will guide the supercomputing facility as it supports faculty-led research and Buffalo’s growing knowledge economy.

University at Buffalo researchers have developed a tool that lets medical professionals analyze images without engineering expertise. 

The University at Buffalo Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences (CIGBS) has established a new team of researchers and business leaders to advance the health initiatives of low- and middle-income countries through academic research and capacity-building programs.

Gil I. Wolfe, MD, Irvin and Rosemary Smith Chair of the Department of Neurology, has been elected president of the New York State Neurological Society (NYSNS). 

Jun-Xu Li, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, is being recognized by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) with the inaugural JH Woods Early Career Award in Behavioral Pharmacology.

University at Buffalo researchers have received part of a $1.5 million grant to investigate light therapy as a replacement for prescription opioids in treating oral mucositis, painful ulcers and swelling in the mouth that result from chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer.

In an effort to reduce the availability of unused prescription drugs to people struggling with addiction, New York State Senator Chris Jacobs (R-60th district) announced today that his office is partnering with the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to distribute thousands of Deterra Drug Deactivation Systems throughout Western New York.

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine will host its 18th annual Give Kids A Smile Day, a national program dedicated to raising awareness about the prevalence of untreated dental disease and teaching children good dental health habits.

The study is the first randomized clinical trial of a treatment in the acute phase after a sport-related concussion.

Study was inspired by recent reports of acute kidney injury among agricultural workers performing manual labor in hot outdoor environments in the U.S.

Surgery to remove the thymus gland in patients with myasthenia gravis  provides significant clinical benefits for as long as five years after the procedure, according to a paper published in The Lancet Neurology.

The two-day conference will invite representatives from mobile produce markets across the U.S. to Buffalo to network, attend training sessions and share their successes and failures.

University at Buffalo researchers will work with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help quicken the development of generic equivalents of contraceptives and other drugs delivered vaginally or to the uterus, such as by intrauterine devices (IUD).

Online programs in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing and Graduate School of Education were rated top 10 and 25, respectively, in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Online Programs rankings.

The University at Buffalo has partnered with The Center for Discovery (TCFD), a leading provider of medical and clinical care and education services for people with complex developmental disabilities, to advance critical research in autism and other complex conditions.

UB faculty member Gregory Fabiano is continuing his nationally recognized work with ADHD children with a new study that will test how best to meet the special education goals of these children.

For some patients with arrhythmias, heart monitor apps are useful.

Results of a long-term NIH-funded study could allay concerns that ADHD drugs could damage children's hearts.

The University at Buffalo has awarded seven students with the university’s first academic badge, a micro-credential that allows students to showcase their mastery of a skill in an area of interest.

From identifying a potential autism treatment to creating fungal-fighting 3-D printed dentures — here are some highlights from a year of discovery.

Six University at Buffalo researchers have been awarded SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (IITG) to pilot campus innovations and initiatives that have the potential to be replicated and scaled up throughout the State University of New York system (SUNY).

Research makes possible the discovery of novel new targets in demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.

University at Buffalo researchers received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to conduct one of the first studies on the effectiveness of behavioral therapy in treating insomnia among cancer survivors.

Combined with a previous $2.3 million NIH grant for the ongoing study, Homish has now received $5 million for the project.

The Hepatology Clinic at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), under the direction of a faculty member in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has been awarded a New York State Department of Health Commisssioner’s Special Recognition Award.

Women who experienced loss of all teeth had approximately 20 percent higher risk of developing hypertension during follow-up compared to women who still had natural teeth.

University at Buffalo researchers have received a nearly $649,000 grant to develop a new sexual assault prevention training program that aims to transform friends of victims from bystanders into guardians.

Problem alcohol use is more common among Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers who have greater negative emotions over having never been deployed.

A University at Buffalo ophthalmology researcher has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health to better understand a rare cause of blindness that strikes young children.

As nonprescription use of Ritalin increases among young adults, researchers at UB's Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions warn that such use may cause irreversible structural changes in certain areas of the brain.

The new symposium will be held downtown at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

The absence of one copy of a single gene in the brain causes a rare, as-yet-unnamed neurological disorder, according to new research.

An innovative, cost-effective program in Western New York provides medication-assisted treatment to opioid use disorder patients in emergency departments (EDs) and rapidly transitions them into long-term treatment all within about 48 hours.

Goal is to improve the employability of librarians in the 21st century by developing skills working with big data.

Scientists at UB’s Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions recently received more than $4 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of drinking, smoking and marijuana use during pregnancy.

Study funded by University of Rochester Center for AIDS Research is part of a concerted strategy to improve substance use disorder outcomes and decrease HIV infections.

Researchers at UB's Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions will work with the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services to assess what risks may occur for people with alcohol use disorder who use prescription painkillers.

Results could help bring these drugs closer to FDA approval for Type 1 diabetes.

Steven E. Lipshultz, MD, Carman and Ann Adams Endowed Chair of Pediatric Research at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Michigan, has been appointed the A. Conger Goodyear Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

University at Buffalo researchers received a grant from the National Institutes of Aging to explore the effects of age, race and sex on immunosuppressive medication and immune responses of renal transplant patients.

Bruce Troen directs UB’s Center for Successful Aging, which seeks to translate research on aging well into policy, practice and community engagement.

New SBIR award will enable the company to develop a device for studying drugs that treat neurological disorders.

Talal uses telemedicine and other innovations to treat hepatitis C virus in people who inject drugs.

The University at Buffalo School of Nursing received a $270,000 grant to train the next generation of biomedical data scientists in the study of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

To improve teamwork and communication between nursing and pharmacy students, the UB School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have turned to escape rooms, the mystery-themed game, for interprofessional training.

Study is the first to highlight sex differences in thermal behavior and could one day inform the development of new athletic apparel.