Health and Medicine

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

For immigrant mothers delivering ‘The Talk,’ facts trump culture
1/26/17
While many African immigrants make efforts to retain their culture, when it comes to sex education, acculturation can occur three times faster than average, found UB-led research.
Trusting relationship with counselor vital to successful alcohol treatment
1/20/17
Historically, there was an expectation that the most effective process to treat alcohol use disorder involved therapists confronting their clients about their behavior.
UB professors to discuss Beethoven's hearing loss at BPO performance of his Fifth Symphony
1/19/17
Recordings will demonstrate how Beethoven might have heard music as his hearing deteriorated.
As cells age, the fat content within them shifts
1/19/17
New study adds to evidence that fat and related molecules — called lipids — are more active in cellular processes than previously thought.
Insecticides pose risk for diabetes, metabolic disease
1/18/17
Using computational and experimental techniques, UB scientists provide first evidence that carbamates can upset circadian rhythms.
Study: For men with prostate cancer, emotional distress may lead to more aggressive treatment
1/11/17
Study of more than 1,500 men highlights need to make treatment decisions as informed and supported as possible, researchers say.
UB’s Graduate School of Education, School of Nursing online programs continue to climb in U.S. News & World Report ranking
1/10/17
UB’s online programs for the Graduate School of Education and School of Nursing earned significant national endorsements from the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the best online programs in America.
Study finds vulnerable young, single women of color most likely to receive financial assistance for abortion
1/9/17
Abortion fund patients who get aid to help pay for abortions are younger and more likely to be African American when compared to general abortion patients in the U.S., according to the findings of a new UB study.
UB’s Margaret Moss earns two AJN Book of the Year Awards
1/9/17
Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, assistant dean of diversity and inclusion in the UB School of Nursing, was honored with two 2016 Book of the Year Awards by the American Journal of Nursing for her book, “American Indian Health and Nursing.”
Eight life sciences companies will vie for two $50K investments at Critical Path finals
1/5/17
The Jan. 12 event is free and open to the public.

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