Health and Medicine

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

Understanding how telomere length affects disease risk later in life
1/9/26
Five-year NIH-funded study will examine how early-life factors such as growth patterns and exposure to air pollution affect an important marker of biological aging from birth to young adulthood.
UB is part of joint $17 million NIH grant to study temporomandibular disorders
1/5/26
Dental medicine, medicine and philosophy professors collaborate on multi-institution project.
Karen Frank joins UB’s Jacobs School as chair of pathology and anatomical sciences
12/22/25
Frank has been chief of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center since 2018.
2025: A look back at UB’s research and creative activities
12/18/25
From bird flu vaccines to Grammy-winning musical compositions, UB scholars are dedicated to creating a safer, healthier and brighter future.
FOXG1 expert Soo-Kyung Lee to be honored at next Spotlight Symposia
12/17/25
The College of Arts and Sciences event will bring together leaders in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Empire AI powers bold new research at UB, from surgery to climate science
12/15/25
New wave of projects push innovation in these high-stakes challenges.
Clinicians now have powerful new tools to diagnose MS earlier, thanks in part to UB research
12/11/25
Extensive study by UB researchers into an MRI marker in the brain called paramagnetic rim lesions is helping lead to faster, more effective diagnosis of MS.
UB’s Sathy Balu-Iyer named 2025 fellow in the National Academy of Inventors
12/11/25
Pharmacy professor’s research work, numerous patents lead to inclusion in prestigious organization.
UB student Miles Stefko chosen for National Grid Youth Advisory Council
12/10/25
Stefko will shape grantmaking decisions, develop leadership skills and drive meaningful community impact.
UB pharmacy students working to reduce illness, increase immunizations in partnership with Tops Markets
12/9/25
Third-year students provide education and screenings at select Tops pharmacies.