Rosalind Lai, MD, assistant professor of neurosurgery, has been awarded the CNS Foundation/CV Section Young Investigator Grant for her research on cerebral aneurysms.
Improving maternal health outcomes is the focus of “A Mother Pearl Young Legacy Forum on Hope and Healing: Advancing Key Maternal Health Policies,” which will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Researchers have found that people using e-cigarettes before pregnancy were more likely than those using nicotine replacement therapy to abstain from smoking later in pregnancy.
Researchers have found that people using e-cigarettes before pregnancy were more likely than those using nicotine replacement therapy to abstain from smoking later in pregnancy.
New research on the connection between endometrial lesions and pain in endometriosis could lead to new therapies for this chronic, painful and poorly understood condition.
New research on the connection between endometrial lesions and pain in endometriosis could lead to new therapies for this chronic, painful and poorly understood condition.
After a successful fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, Adelaiye-Ogala chose to continue her career at UB, attracted by Buffalo’s diversity and energy.
After a successful fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, Adelaiye-Ogala chose to continue her career at UB, attracted by Buffalo’s diversity and energy.
Steven E. Lipshultz, MD, chaired the writing group that developed the statement, a companion to the association’s 2019 scientific statement focused on diagnosing the condition, an effort that Lipshultz also chaired.
Prescribed aerobic exercise after a sport-related concussion speeds recovery, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis led by UB researchers and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Prescribed aerobic exercise after a sport-related concussion speeds recovery, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis led by University at Buffalo researchers and published online on June 14 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Family-based treatment for obesity conducted in the pediatrician’s office leads to improved weight-loss outcomes for the treated child and parent, and even extends to untreated siblings.
Family-based treatment for obesity conducted in the pediatrician’s office leads to improved weight-loss outcomes for the treated child and parent, and even extends to untreated siblings.
One of Buffalo’s most prominent native daughters, Helene Gayle, MD, an internationally recognized expert on health and humanitarian issues, will give the 2023 Harrington Lecture on June 3.
UB's Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center is significantly expanding its geographic outreach to patients, families, caregivers and medical providers.
The first genome-wide significant study of the epigenetics of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has yielded a trove of genetic mechanisms and pathways that are responsible for this disease.
The first genome-wide significant study of the epigenetics of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has yielded a trove of genetic mechanisms and pathways that are responsible for this disease.
Since it first started receiving donations in 2012, the WNY medical scholarship fund has raised more than $4 million from private donors, local hospitals and insurance companies and other businesses and has distributed scholarships to 31 Jacobs School students
Medical students who are recipients of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ 2022 Fellowships in Social Justice, Equity Administration and Leadership will share their research findings at a symposium on Wednesday, April 19, from 5 to 8 p.m.
The past few years have seen numerous advances in the understanding of how Type 1 diabetes develops and how to manage it, yet the global disease burden remains high.
The past few years have seen numerous advances in the understanding of how Type 1 diabetes develops and how to manage it, yet the global disease burden remains high.
UB researchers who study what makes people buy and eat healthy foods are teaming up with Instacart to test nutrition intervention programs for families at higher risk for obesity.
A UB physician who specializes in caring for newborns will receive the Physician of the Year Award from The Western New York Perinatal Bereavement Network, Inc. (WNYPBN).
A veritable who’s who of impactful community organizations will be sharing their wisdom on Thursday, March 23, when the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences hosts its first Community Engagement Fair.
Like everyone who works in transplant medicine, Liise Kayler is keenly aware of the challenges and cruel ironies that plague kidney transplantation in general.
Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, is recruiting patients for the NIH-funded study she is leading on people with ATP1A3 disorders.
Heading into her second year as a University at Buffalo medical student, Sydney Johnson would once again come perilously close to another life-or-death situation.
University at Buffalo faculty members Stelios T. Andreadis, PhD, and M. Laura Feltri, MD, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
A new study is one of the first to reveal that there were fewer cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) during the omicron wave of the pandemic than the delta wave.
On Feb. 2, the surgeon and author who gained national prominence working against racism and gun violence after treating ambushed Dallas cops in 2016 will share his story at Jacobs School event.
Adults experiencing long COVID may be interested in a new University at Buffalo clinical trial that is testing low-dose lithium as a potential treatment.
Getting published in the New England Journal of Medicine is a career-crowning achievement for any medical researcher. Last month, it happened to two UB pediatrics faculty, both of whom are also alumnae.
As the holiday season kicks into high gear, UB physicians and scientists have recommendations for how people can stay safe and healthy from COVID-19 this holiday season.
Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been elected to the AAMC Council of Deans Administrative Board.
The results of a clinical trial on the drug semaglutide in teens, released in the New England Journal of Medicine, turned out to be better than anything the participants — or even the researchers — expected.
The UB researchers who have changed the way concussions are treated have been awarded a grant to conduct a clinical trial to take their Buffalo Concussion Protocol and apply it to the military environment.
UB researchers working alongside people with MS and their advocates have developed solutions that can open the door to better patient understanding about brain atrophy and potentially, better self-care.
When Brooke Lerner's life took an extremely unexpected turn earlier this year, (which she discusses in this video), it made sense that in reconfiguring her priorities, emergency medicine would still be one of them.
The NIH has awarded a UB researcher an extremely competitive grant to lead an international effort to dramatically improve the accuracy of newborn screening for three rare, often fatal, genetic diseases.
A University at Buffalo training program that aims to address the nation’s shortage of clinician-scientists has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The NIDCR awarded two grants to UB, Roswell Park and Albert Einstein College of Medicine to explore how the oral microbiome interacts with opportunistic pathogens.
Working through the Erie County Department of Health, these fellows will complete a full-time training program and work to address inadequate health care access.
The Society of General Physiologists has chosen Gabriela Popescu, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to receive the 2022 Sharona Gordon Award.
The nation’s oldest charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of older Americans has chosen UB as its partner in an effort to better protect older adults from preventable medical errors.
UB and UBMD Physicians’ Group have launched the long COVID registry in order to learn more about the condition and to connect Western New Yorkers with treatment options and the potential to participate in clinical trials.
The UB team that a decade ago helped usher in a new era in acute stroke treatment has turned its innovative approach to addressing the rare but potentially deadly phenomena when multiple blood clots strike deep in the veins of the brain.
As public health experts cautiously anticipate how COVID-19 will play out this fall, a UB scientist is reiterating that substantial immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will only happen with a vaccine that can be delivered through the nose.
UB has been awarded an important grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that supports teaching health sciences students how to dispel medical disinformation.
The Office of Mental Health has provided a five-year, $16.8 million grant to continue and expand a statewide program called Project TEACH (Training and Education for the Advancement of Children’s Health), led by faculty in the UB Department of Psychiatry.
Paxlovid, the COVID-19 medicine developed by Pfizer, is being evaluated in Western New York in children who are symptomatic with COVID-19 infection, and who are at risk of progression to severe disease.
Paxlovid, the COVID-19 medicine developed by Pfizer, is being evaluated in Western New York in children who are symptomatic with COVID-19 infection, and who are at risk of progression to severe disease.
Annette Wysocki has extensive leadership, exceptional research and teaching accomplishments and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the field of nursing.
In the ‘eternal arms race’ between pathogen and host, cells employ the same gene to fight both SARS-CoV-2 and HIV, revealing new avenues for potential therapies.
In the ‘eternal arms race’ between pathogen and host, cells employ the same gene to fight both SARS-CoV-2 and HIV, revealing new avenues for potential therapies.
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia had a 13.5% survival advantage when treated with a combination of leukotriene inhibitors (LTIs) and the steroid dexamethasone.
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia had a 13.5% survival advantage when treated with a combination of leukotriene inhibitors (LTIs) and the steroid dexamethasone.
UB is sponsoring a virtual talk on “The COVID-19 Vaccines: Science vs. Anti-science” by prominent vaccine scientist and “misinformation antagonist” Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, on June 9 at noon.
UB is sponsoring a virtual talk on “The COVID-19 Vaccines: Science vs. Anti-science” by prominent vaccine scientist and “misinformation antagonist” Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, on June 9 at noon.
On June 4, Drew Weissman will visit UB to tell the truly amazing story of how he and his research partner co-developed the mRNA technology that made the COVID-19 vaccines possible.
A first-of-its-kind UB study is exploring the question that haunts MS patients as soon as they are diagnosed: Am I going to become severely disabled by my disease?
A UB expert on the behavioral treatment of chronic pain disorders has been awarded $3.3 million from the NIH to conduct a five-year clinical study of drug-free behavioral treatments for chronic pelvic pain in men and women.
A Department of Surgery summer program designed to encourage underrepresented medical students to pursue surgery turned into a dramatic learning opportunity, for both the students and the department.
A study shows for the first time that behavioral self-management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a painful and common gastrointestinal disorder, can fundamentally change the gut microbiome.
The team leading interprofessional education at UB has been recognized by the National Academies of Practice with the Interprofessional Group Recognition Award.
Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, has assumed the roles of vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
On Nov. 17, members of the New York State Assembly will learn about New York MATTERS, a successful program developed by UB physicians to expedite access to care for people with substance use disorder.
Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, has been appointed vice president for health sciences at UB and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, has been appointed vice president for health sciences at UB and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Mitochondrial dysfunction in vulnerable neurons in the brain can be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms remain misunderstood.
High school and college students from across the world will have a unique opportunity to explore and better understand what it means to be a pharmacist at the sixth annual UB Pharmacy Summer Institute for High School and College Students.
