Health and Medicine

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  • UB to Unveil New Mobile Dental Van, 'S-miles To Go'
    11/8/12
    The University at Buffalo's School of Dental Medicine will celebrate the unveiling of its new, state-of-the-art mobile dental van "S-miles To Go" on Friday, Nov. 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the lobby of Squire Hall on the South Campus.
  • Media Advisory: College Student Substance Use Topic of Conference
    11/7/12
    The University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) will host SUNY researchers, administrators, counselors and student health staff in a conference titled "The Challenge of Reducing College Student Substance Use."
  • Patients with Heart Block See Strong Benefit from Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Clinical Trial Shows
    11/7/12
    Heart failure patients with a condition called "heart block" derive significant benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), according to the results of the Block HF clinical trial, presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2012 meeting in Los Angeles. Anne B. Curtis, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair of Medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is principal investigator of Block HF.
  • UB Researchers Develop 'Colored Microbubbles' to Help Doctors See Inside our Bodies
    11/6/12
    University at Buffalo researchers, working in collaboration with University Health Network in Toronto, have developed a novel contrast agent that could redefine what's possible in the evolving field of medical imaging
  • UB Nursing Travels Downstate to Care for Those in Aftermath of Sandy
    11/5/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing is on the frontlines of community service once again. This time, nursing faculty and students are helping the sick and injured during the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy downstate.
  • Glick Receives National Editorial Award for Third Consecutive Year
    11/5/12
    Michael Glick, DMD, professor and dean of the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, has been awarded the American Dental Education Association's (AADE) William J. Gies Foundation First Place Editorial award for the third year in a row.
  • UB Neurological Researcher and Expert on CCSVI Testifies in Canadian Senate Hearing
    11/1/12
    Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD, FAAN, University at Buffalo professor of neurology, provided invited testimony today to the Canadian Senate on Bill S-204, "An Act to establish a national strategy for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)."
  • A Protein's Role in Helping Cells Repair DNA Damage
    11/1/12
    In a new study, University at Buffalo scientists describe the role that a protein called TFIIB plays in helping cells repair DNA damage, a critical function for preventing the growth of tumors.
  • UB School of Public Health Names Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Diversity
    10/29/12
    Jeffrey Miecznikowski, PhD, associate professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Biostatistics has been named associate dean for faculty affairs and diversity of the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP).
  • UB Experts Available to Discuss Hurricane Sandy
    10/29/12
    University at Buffalo faculty members are available to discuss challenges relating to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, including threats to buildings, infrastructure and water supplies.