"Friends don't let friends -- or their spouses or children -- drive unbelted." That should be the theme of a public-education campaign aimed at increasing seatbelt use, according to an industrial engineer who recently completed a study on the subject while pursuing graduate work at the University at Buffalo.
The first national population-based cohort study of periodontal disease and cerebrovascular disease, conducted by University at Buffalo researchers, has shown that people with severe gum disease are twice as likely to have the type of stroke caused by blocked arteries than those with good oral health.
By studying post-World War II Hollywood movies, University at Buffalo historian David Gerber has made some important discoveries in his career-long exploration of the impact of drastic change on the lives of individuals in American social history.
Getting off the couch and onto the jogging path, or the bicycle, or the treadmill after work may help prevent diabetes, a new University at Buffalo study has shown.
Two faculty members in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored recently for excellence in scientific achievement at the medical school's annual faculty meeting.
Tsu-Teh Soong, Ph.D., Samuel Capen Professor of Engineering Science in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, has been named a recipient of the 1999 Norman Medal by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Fifteen faculty teams at UB with excellent ideas for original, multidisciplinary research have been awarded grants totaling nearly $300,000 by the university.
A new University at Buffalo study has shown that the eventual development of testicular cancer appears to have no effect on the ability of these men to father children prior to diagnosis.
