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Study: Could wearable tech help address issues caused by overcrowding in Emergency Departments?
5/17/18
Wearable technologies may be helpful in evaluating the effects of overcrowded EDs, but third party testing is needed
UB faculty member to receive award from New York chapter of the ACP
5/16/18
John Fudyma, division chief of general internal medicine and associate professor of medicine, will receive the Laureate Award of the New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians.
Study finds prenatal marijuana use can affect infant size, behavior
5/10/18
Researchers at UB's Research Institute on Addictions have found that prenatal marijuana use also can have consequences on infants’ weight and can influence behavior problems, especially when combined with tobacco use.
New tool analyzes disease and drug effects with unprecedented accuracy and consistency
5/10/18
A new protein analysis tool developed at the University at Buffalo could increase the quality and accuracy of medical diagnosis and quicken the pace of pharmaceutical development.
UB’s Diversity in Medicine scholars to work with patient populations that need them most
5/8/18
Two students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among 10 students statewide who received Diversity of Medicine scholarships last year; they just found out they will receive the scholarship again this year.
UB cancer drug spinoff For-Robin marks major milestone on road to clinical trials
5/7/18
The company has been selected to join the National Cancer Institute’s NExT Program, which will partner with For-Robin to advance the firm’s novel cancer therapy.
Chemical sensing chip sniffs out cocaine within minutes
5/7/18
New technology could one day lead to portable drug detectors.
Media Advisory: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to hold 172nd commencement on UB North Campus
5/3/18
Shanté White, former UB track star and School of Nursing alum, is among MD graduates.
Media Advisory: Downtown medical campus leaders will discuss the future of health care in Western New York
5/3/18
Members of the media and the general public are invited to a panel discussion among leaders of the major Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus institutions on Saturday, May 5 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Neuroscientists receive grant to study shuttling proteins
5/2/18
Two researchers in UB's Research Institute on Addictions will expand on their work exploring the brain’s endocannabinoid system as a result of a two-year, $427,000 grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.