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African-Americans most likely to stop taking meds in Medicare Part D’s coverage gap
8/12/15
Medicare Part D provides help to beneficiaries struggling with the cost of prescriptions drugs, but the plan’s coverage gap hits some populations harder than others, particularly African-Americans age 65 and older.
News Conference: UB leaders, medical campus partners and Congressman Higgins to discuss importance of $15 million NIH grant
8/12/15
Leaders from the University at Buffalo, Kaleida Health and Roswell Park Cancer Institute will brief the media about the importance to the community of the $15 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) announced yesterday by the National Institutes of Health.
RIA Director Kenneth Leonard honored with national award
8/11/15
Kenneth Leonard, director of UB's Research Institute on Addictions, will be recognized for his outstanding scientific contributions with a national award from the American Psychological Association’s Society of Addiction Psychology.
Tower crane marks milestone in constructing new UB medical school building
7/31/15
The arrival last week of the 250-foot tower crane at Main and High streets in downtown Buffalo marks a new milestone in constructing the future home of the University at Buffalo’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Researchers surprise mouth fungus with sugary ‘Trojan horse’ that hides medicine
7/31/15
Scientists from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine will borrow a famous strategy from Greek warfare – the Trojan horse – to fight a fungus that exists in the mouths and skin of nearly half of the world’s population.
Dementia patients, caregivers prefer better care, support over research for Alzheimer’s cure
7/30/15
A new study found most people with dementia and those caring for them ranked funding for caregiving support and long-term care ahead of funding research to find a cure.
Juvenile arthritis: why genetic risk is not in the genes
7/30/15
Scientists have been finding that genetic risk for many diseases lies primarily in noncoding parts of the genome, which used to be called “junk DNA,” and not in the genes themselves. But that finding naturally begs more questions about what these noncoding regions do to cause a disease and how.
Kiviniemi named to new post in UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions
7/22/15
Marc Kiviniemi has been named director of Undergraduate Public Health Initiatives for the University at Buffalo’s School of Public Health and Health Professions.
Partners from Jamaica, Buffalo plan new center for infectious disease research
7/14/15
Dignitaries from Jamaica and Western New York will convene in Buffalo for the first annual meeting of the Buffalo Jamaica Innovation Enterprise, where one main topic of discussion will be the planned establishment of a Jamaican center to study infectious diseases.
Unsafe newborn sleep influenced by grandmas and family traditions
7/14/15
UB researcher to study whether cultural influences play a role in new moms placing babies in unsafe sleep positions.