Health and Medicine

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

New study to investigate how good antibodies go bad
1/13/16
Research led by University at Buffalo oral biology researcher Jill Kramer aims to re-examine whether a seemingly harmless antibody plays a significant role in Sjögren’s syndrome.
UB expert: Hawaii’s new cigarette law may be only part of the solution
1/12/16
States should take advantage of the flexibility they have to adopt different legal purchasing ages, Lynn Kozlowski writes in the current issue of Issues in Science and Technology.
Why do college-aged young adults use e-cigarettes?
1/11/16
A study of college students from four upstate New York universities finds that young adults use e-cigarettes for affective reasons, such as enjoyment, not for cognitive purposes like quitting smoking.
UB doctoral candidate works on UN project to ensure universal understanding of sustainable development goals
1/7/16
Mark Jensen knows how to structure information. Give him gigabytes of data and he’ll organize the disparate elements into a universally accessible whole.
UB experts can discuss medical marijuana as dispensaries open in New York State
1/6/16
Medical benefits exist for medical marijuana, but rigorous testing is needed, UB experts say.
UB concussion expert to be featured Thursday on CBS This Morning
1/6/16
John Leddy, medical director of the UB Concussion Management Clinic, will appear on CBS This Morning on Thursday, Jan. 7, for a segment on a new way to treat concussions in athletes ages 12 to 18.
Grand Rapids YMCA is first building to adopt universal design standards
1/5/16
UB's IDeA Center, in collaboration with the Global Universal Design Commission, has developed the first set of universal design certification standards for commercial buildings.
During Great Recession employees drank less on the job, but more afterwards
1/5/16
Periods of economic uncertainty tend to influence drinking problems among people who lose their jobs, as some turn to alcohol due to stress or because they have more free time and fewer responsibilities.
Fifteen UB research projects that made headlines worldwide in 2015
12/21/15
From robot bees to designer neurons, here are highlights from a great year of research.
Is a common form of gum disease linked to breast cancer?
12/21/15
Women who report having periodontal disease are at greater risk for breast cancer, especially if they smoke or recently quit smoking, according to University at Buffalo research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

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