Former Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker recovered from a concussion with the help of John Leddy. MD, of UB's Concussion Management Clinic. "My coach and I did some reading online about sports concussions and returning from them, and one of the names that we saw over and over was Dr. John Leddy," Shoemaker says.
Many young women who steer clear of alcohol while they're in high school may change their ways once they go off to college. And those who take up binge drinking may be at relatively high risk of sexual assault, according to a University at Buffalo-led study in the January issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
The behavior of consumers who are faced with making decisions about their health is not significantly influenced by the way health messages are worded or framed, according to a large, new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and other institutions.
The 2011 Scholarship Gala raised $157,000 for University at Buffalo student scholarships, thanks to the more than 360 UB alumni, faculty, staff, friends, and business and community leaders who attended the November event.
University at Buffalo PhD graduate Luisa Whittaker has won the Materials Research Society's (MRS) Graduate Student Gold Award, which recognizes excellence in academic achievements and materials research.
If you've ever spent the day after Christmas rifling through the user's manual of a new device, you'll be interested to know that intense, hands-on trial periods are the best way for consumers to learn how to use new products, according to a study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Using clever but elegant design, University at Buffalo chemists have synthesized tiny, molecular cages that can be used to capture and purify nanomaterials. Sculpted from a special kind of molecule called a "bottle-brush molecule," the traps consist of tiny, organic tubes whose interior walls carry a negative charge. This feature enables the tubes to selectively encapsulate only positively charged particles.
A preliminary University at Buffalo study of 252 volunteers has found an association between CCSVI and as many as three characteristics widely viewed as possible or confirmed MS risk factors. They are: infectious mononucleosis, irritable bowel syndrome and smoking.
An influx of new hires in the University at Buffalo physics department has contributed to measurable improvements in areas from research productivity to student enrollment. The proof is in the numbers.
