Health and Medicine

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

UB CAT awards over $500K to innovative life sciences companies
7/27/16
UB CAT, a program of UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, has awarded more than $500,000 in funding to 16 life sciences companies.
Five new studies will examine how the trillions of tiny organisms that call our bodies home can impact health
7/27/16
UB GEM provides seed funding for research that will tackle how microbes affect pregnancy, obesity, tooth decay and more.
Embryonic gene Nanog reverses aging in adult stem cells
7/25/16
The gene kicked into action dormant cellular processes that help prevent weak bones, clogged arteries and other telltale signs of growing old.
UB rehabilitation scientist receives MS group’s Lifetime Achievement Award
7/13/16
Consortium of MS Centers recognizes Susan Bennett as pioneer in comprehensive care of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Three nursing faculty named to second cohort of Dimitriadis Fellows
7/12/16
Three faculty members in the UB School of Nursing have received the Gregory J. Dimitriadis Research Mentoring Fellowship, which honors the late professor by supporting community-based research that confronts issues of social justice, equity and public policy.
UB researcher named to National Academies committee on marijuana use
7/11/16
R. Lorraine Collins was named to committee that will develop a report summarizing adverse health effects of marijuana use, drug’s potential therapeutic uses.
Veggie juice that illuminates the gut
7/11/16
The medical imaging drink uses concentrated chlorophyll, the pigment that makes spinach green, to help diagnose and treat gastrointestinal illnesses.
How do you turn a mosquito’s genes on and off?
7/11/16
A new research project tackles this question, with possible implications for disease control.
Advice to WHO nations to consider mandatory low-nicotine cigarettes is premature, Kozlowski says
7/6/16
Panel's recommendations are not warranted until long-term studies on representative samples of smokers show this is good for public health overall, Lynn T. Kozlowski writes in new journal paper.
E. coli: The ideal transport for next-gen vaccines?
7/1/16
A new study shows that a harmless version of the notorious bacteria could help fight pneumococcal disease and other illnesses.

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