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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.
Probing the mystery of how cancer cells die
12/17/15
Study traces how enigmatic molecules — said to be named for the riddle-telling sphinx — help cancer self-destruct.
Companies founded by students, faculty, alumni and others accepted into START-UP NY
12/16/15
The companies expect to create 72 jobs and invest $3.6 million in the Buffalo Niagara Region within five years.
Nursing students training for future of virtual health care
12/14/15
To prepare the next generation of nurses for virtual health care, the UB School of Nursing recently received a one-year SUNY High Needs grant to train nursing students in telehealth, which allows patients to use live video and self-diagnostic devices to receive distant care.
Fulbright assignment has special meaning for UB professor
12/14/15
Biostatistics professor emeritus Randy Carter and his wife will spend six months in India, a place that made a profound impact on their late son.
UB researcher tapped for cellphone-based health survey project
12/9/15
Gary Giovino, PhD, is facilitating the development of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health non-communicable disease risk factor mobile phone survey.
New concussion treatment could change how head injuries are treated
12/9/15
Within days of a suspected concussion, adolescents will be examined by UB physicians conducting clinical trial.
Fighting prescription painkiller abuse among baby boomers
12/7/15
Prescription opioid abuse has reached epidemic proportions, but new research led by UB psychiatric nursing researcher Yu-Ping Chang found motivational interviewing, a form of behavioral counseling, is an effective tool at curbing misuse.
Discovery puts designer dopamine neurons within reach
12/7/15
Parkinson’s disease researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo have developed a way to ramp up the conversion of skin cells into dopamine neurons.
Mother Nature may have solution for lowering cholesterol in pregnant women
11/25/15
UB researchers are studying whether plant sterols can be used as a natural alternative to drug therapy in expectant mothers who have high cholesterol.