Health and Medicine

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

New sensing technology could improve our ability to detect diseases, fraudulent art, chemical weapons and more
5/29/15
An international research team led by University at Buffalo engineers has developed the device.
Engineers turn E. coli into tiny factories for producing new forms of popular antibiotic
5/29/15
Three new varieties of erythromycin created by UB researchers kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
UB invests $25 million to address pressing societal problems regionally and worldwide
5/28/15
UB is investing $25 million in an initiative that will harness the strengths of UB faculty from disciplines across the university to confront grand challenges facing humankind.
UB’s Canty named SUNY Distinguished Professor
5/26/15
University at Buffalo physician-scientist John M. Canty Jr. has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty rank in the State University of New York system.
UB and Roswell Park receive $1.85M grant to launch stem cell research program
5/15/15
The grant will support eight graduate students per year for five years.
Breakthrough in tinnitus research could lead to testable model
5/12/15
Investigators from UB and other institutions have made a major breakthrough that provides new insights into how tinnitus, and the often co-occurring hyperacusis, might develop and be sustained.
Thoughts drive dieting plans but feelings drive dieting behavior
5/5/15
Many issues, from biological to environmental, determine effective weight control, but how people manage their own behavior is a big piece of that puzzle.
UB spinoff gets $2 million for research on cancer therapy
5/4/15
The treatment has shown promise in preventing the spread of tumors.
Construction underway at UB's medical school
4/30/15
An infographic looks at the largest medical education facility under construction in the U.S.
Transgender patients are dodging doctors
4/24/15
Discussing your sexual history with a doctor, or anyone for that matter, can be an uncomfortable experience. But for many transgender people, the conversation never takes place.

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