Health and Medicine

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

RIA fall seminars explore neuroscience of addiction, PTSD, addiction treatment and adolescent alcohol use
8/15/17
The Fall Seminar Series at the UB Research Institute on Addictions will feature national experts on heavy drinking in young adults, dating violence, financing addiction treatment and tobacco use.
Which research results in mice will help humans with MS? Now there’s a way to tell
8/14/17
UB researchers have developed and successfully tested a method for determining how relevant to MS findings are from mouse models.
Media Advisory: White coat ceremony for UB’s largest-ever medical school class marks “institutional milestone”
8/11/17
The 180 students of the Class of 2021 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will today receive their white coats at a ceremony in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
UB assistant professor receives $1 million to study heart failure after a heart attack
8/8/17
Grant program supports clinical and translational researchers early in their careers.
Biomedical informatics gets a boost with $2.5 million grant
8/4/17
A five-year, $2.5 million grant to UB's Department of Biomedical Informatics will train a new cadre of research leaders skilled in analyzing and interpreting health care data.
Fight frailty with intense bursts of exercise, research shows
8/3/17
A preclinical study has revealed that brief periods of intense physical activity can be safely administered at advanced age, and that this kind of activity has the potential to reverse frailty.
History of gum disease increases cancer risk in older women
8/1/17
Postmenopausal women who have a history of gum disease have a higher risk of cancer, according to a UB-led study of more than 65,000 women that's also the first to report an association between the disease and gallbladder cancer risk.
Cooling attire being fashioned for sore baby boomers
7/28/17
Assisted by University at Buffalo research, Coolture seeks to expand beyond the medical device market.
In saliva, clues to a ‘ghost’ species of ancient human
7/21/17
The evolutionary history of a salivary protein may point to interbreeding between humans and an enigmatic ancient relative.
Restaurant placemats can help promote healthy eating among children
7/18/17
Children exposed to the placemats prior to ordering were more likely to choose healthier food options compared to a control group.

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