Age-related hearing loss may be lessened or prevented in the future by regulating an enzyme that neutralizes free-oxygen radicals, destructive molecules that can destroy sensory hair cells of the inner ear, suggests preliminary research conducted in the University at Buffalo's Center for Hearing and Deafness.
The brain center responsible for hearing retains the ability to reorganize itself and respond normally during periods of reduced activity resulting from damage to the auditory nerve endings in the inner ear, a study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown.
The brain center responsible for hearing retains the ability to reorganize itself and respond normally during periods of reduced activity resulting from damage to the auditory nerve endings in the inner ear, a study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown.
Women with osteoporosis are at high risk of developing gum disease and losing their teeth, according to the first large-scale assessment of the relationship between bone metabolism and oral health, conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo.
Students in the School of Nursing are learning what it's like to be a school nurse, while at the same time providing needed services to one of Buffalo's early childhood centers.
Phyllis C. Leppert, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been elected to the Council of Residency Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Pharmacy will sponsor an Infectious Diseases Symposium on Feb. 26 and 27 in the Sheraton Inn, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga.
David F. Simon, chief legal officer for Aetna U.S. Healthcare, will address students from the joint JD/MBA program in the School of Management and School of Law on Feb. 24.
