Health and Medicine

This year’s Spring Seminar Series at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions will focus on the topics of smoking and alcohol.

Levine, a longtime UB faculty member, died of cancer Feb. 26 in her Buffalo home.

Women married to men with alcohol abuse problems can face a slew of problems themselves, with finding support for their situation near the top of the list.

Smokers may be more likely to successfully quit their habit if simple adjustments were made to how an existing anti-smoking medication is prescribed, according to a new study by a University at Buffalo research team.

UB researcher Paras Prasad's groundbreaking research in nanoparticles offers a new cancer treatment model.

Twenty-five years ago, faculty in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine learned that parents were brushing their children’s teeth with Comet, a cleaning powder more suited for a bathroom sink. They immediately realized they needed to raise the “dental IQ” in the community.

Violanti, a former New York State trooper, will testify as part of a panel on police officer safety and wellness.

Is a new diet or exercise program working for a friend? If so, there’s a good chance that you will try it, too.

During Buffalo’s winter months, nearly 50 percent of people have insufficient amounts of vitamin D and 25 percent may be considered deficient, says nutrition researcher Peter Horvath.

The research is similar to the groundbreaking study among women with European ancestry that led to the discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations.