Health and Medicine

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

Children with Type 2 diabetes more likely to have poor oral health
3/29/17
UB study may be first to relate children’s oral health to obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
Research consortium develops evidence-based diagnostic model for mental illness
3/23/17
The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Psychopathology (HiTOP) addresses what the authors say are limitations to the reliability and validity of traditional models.
UB occupational therapy grads pass national boards with flying colors
3/22/17
All 52 UB occupational therapy graduates who took the 2016 National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists (NBCOT) exam within a year of graduation passed the test.
UB’s GEM awards funding for new studies focused on superbugs, psoriasis, eczema and deadly fungi
3/20/17
Three studies focused on improving our understanding of the human microbiome were awarded funding through the second round of research pilots supported by the UB Community of Excellence in Genome, Environment and Microbiome (GEM).
Hospital alarms blend together, fail to alert caregivers of emergencies
3/16/17
A new tool, based in part upon MP3 audio coding, could alleviate the problem.
Marilyn Morris appointed department chair in UB pharmacy school
3/15/17
The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has named SUNY Distinguished Professor Marilyn E. Morris, PhD, as chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
UB study aims to improve pharmacists’ role in patient transition from hospital to home
3/15/17
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation has awarded $20,000 in funding to UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences investigators to evaluate the effect of pharmacist intervention on unexpected hospital utilization.
UB’s John H. Campbell inducted into American College of Surgeons
3/15/17
John H. Campbell, DDS, associate professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, has been named a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
UB nursing welcomes pain and opioid addictions expert as Bullough Lecture speaker
3/15/17
The opioid epidemic affecting the nation will be the focus of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s 20th Annual Bullough Lecture, which will be presented by Peggy Compton, PhD, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
From skin to brain: Stem cells without genetic modification
3/15/17
UB study yields neural crest cells from adult skin cells, and could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s and other brain illnesses.

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