Health and Medicine

News about UB’s health sciences programs and related community outreach. (see all topics)

UB awarded $5 million to lead SUNY Brain Institute network on age-related brain disorders
9/9/26
As anchoring hub, UB will coordinate research on Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions affecting older adults.
UB School of Nursing launches $2 million William R. Kenan Jr. Scholars Program
9/9/26
The program will accelerate the path to practice and prepare nurse leaders.
Autistic children ages 4-6 showed improved social skills after 5-week summer program
9/3/26
A summer intervention program for autistic children ages 4-6 with no intellectual disability significantly improved their social performance.
S-Miles to Go offers dental services in new location through end of September
9/3/26
Dental school partnering with Good Neighbors Health Care on city’s East Side.
NIH awards UB-HWI’s National Crystallization Center $5.5 million to advance scientific research nationwide
9/2/26
The NIH has awarded the National Crystallization Center a five-year, $5.5 million award so that it can continue to advance pioneering research in the field of structural biology.
Study of 60,000 U.S. adults links inflammatory protein to fatal heart attacks, other negative outcomes
8/25/26
Participants, studied over several years, had a mean age of 63, were 67.6% women and more than 25% identified as a racial minority.
Incoming UB faculty researchers selected as Simons Empire Faculty Fellows
8/18/26
Established by the Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International, the program supports tenure-track faculty positions.
UB researcher recognized for work on innovative chatbot
8/18/26
SnehAI designed to teach young people in India about sexual and reprodutive health.
UB study looks at the current state of ethically balancing AI and social work
8/14/26
UB social work study shows professional bodies providing little guidance for AI.
Painful neuropathy affects quality of life – sometimes long-term for cancer patients
8/13/26
Pharmacy researchers aim to better understand phenomenon, find possible solutions in NIH-funded study.