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Research shows certain genes, in healthy environments, can lengthen lifespan
4/22/16
Researchers at UB's Research Institute on Addictions have discovered how a gene in the brain’s dopamine system can play an important role in prolonging lifespan.
Media Advisory: BNMC, UB will welcome more than 550 students for second annual open house
4/21/16
Where can you have the opportunity to hold a human brain, examine cancer cells under a microscope and test drive a Robotic Surgical Simulator that’s used to train surgeons?
Free HIV screenings now offered to UB Dental patients
4/21/16
UB Dental, clinics operated by the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, will offer a free oral HIV screening to patients between the ages of 13 and 64. The screenings will be offered through March 2017.
The time is right to institute effective drug policy, says UB historian
4/20/16
Policymakers have an opportunity, in light of the growing opioid epidemic, to craft effective and comprehensive drug policies that better protect everyone from the harms of addiction, according to a UB historian.
Websites aren't telling full story on tobacco product risks
4/19/16
Millions of people visit the websites of the Mayo Clinic, American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others, seeking authoritative health information. But are they receiving it?
UB establishes Center for Microbiome Research
4/15/16
The University at Buffalo is establishing a new center to conduct research on the human microbiome, the collective microorganisms that live on and in the human body.
Doctor to discuss diabetes drug discovery during fifth annual Chu Lecture
4/13/16
Snakes, lizards and Gila monsters play an important role in this year’s David Chu Lecture presented by the UB Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Post-menopausal women taking metformin for diabetes may be at lower risk of cancer
4/7/16
Post-menopausal women who use metformin long-term for the treatment of diabetes may be at lower risk for developing certain cancers and dying from these diseases.
Schwaitzberg receives career award
4/7/16
Steven D. Schwaitzberg, MD, chair of the Department of Surgery, has received prestigious awards for achievement in two very distinct fields.
A teacher, a spy, a shield: This nanoparticle wears many hats in the body
4/7/16
UB inks deals with ZOETIC Pharmaceuticals to commercialize the biotechnology.