Health and Medicine

Norma Jean Nowak, PhD, a renowned research scientist, educator, collaborator and entrepreneur, has been named executive director of the University at Buffalo’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (CBLS).

A UB-led study finds that humanity’s early ancestors had genetic variations associated with modern disease, and now the question is why.

Alan Hutson is professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics in UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions.

A team headed by UB expert Youfa Wang is partnering with NASA in its global Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut program.

Hot flashes, night sweats predict a greater likelihood of hip fracture, a new study finds.

On Jan. 22, the founding principals of BIG will offer an update on the institute’s inaugural year, including insight on successful collaborations with industry.

Tomorrow’s doctors could use this technology to obtain a super-clear picture of patients’ organs and tissues.

The University at Buffalo’s Millard Fillmore College will offer a distance-learning health care practice facilitator program beginning in February aimed at training individuals to help medical practices evaluate and improve their quality of care.

Parenting practices and restrictions when it comes to alcohol use can make a difference with adolescent drinking, and there is considerable value to consistent and sustained parental attitudes about drinking, according to new research by a University at Buffalo psychologist.