Health and Medicine

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

Prasad receives honorary doctorate from Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology
11/18/13
UB Professor Paras Prasad's pioneering work in biophotonics could lead to health care improvements like ultrasensitive biomaging and light-activated therapies.
Undergraduates to study medicinal plants, culture of healing in Peru
11/18/13
UB undergraduate students will travel to northern Peru next summer to conduct rigorous interdisciplinary research into the biological and chemical properties of indigenous medicinal plants.
Childhood obesity expert to head Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
11/15/13
Nutritional epidemiologist Youfa Wang, an internationally recognized expert in childhood nutrition and obesity, has been named chair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine.
Research Institute on Addictions launches new website
11/14/13
The University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions, a national leader in the study of alcohol and substance abuse issues, launched a new website this week.
Early onset dementia and CTE potential in professional football and hockey players are key focus of UB study
11/13/13
Project aims to help former professional athletes and their families maintain quality of life in aging.
Researchers study how to use mind-controlled robots in manufacturing, medicine
11/13/13
Research has just begun, but it shows promise to help paraplegics, factory workers and others.
Discovery to delivery: Purdue professor to share expertise on university-driven innovation
11/6/13
Purdue University's Sangtae Kim will visit Western New York on Nov. 14 for a special presentation on the newest approaches to commercializing research discoveries.
Lee Foundation makes $600,000 gift to UB for schizophrenia research
11/5/13
A gift from the Patrick P. Lee Foundation is funding a University at Buffalo scientist’s promising research on the cause of schizophrenia.
How problems with an Alzheimer’s protein can jam up traffic in the brain
10/28/13
Incorrect levels of the protein presenilin can lead to dangerous blockages in brain cells, a new UB study finds.
Increasing colorectal cancer screening among African Americans
10/22/13
More African Americans get colorectal cancer (CRC) and die from it than any other ethnic or racial group.

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