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  • UB on Course to Address the Nursing Shortage in WNY
    10/25/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing was recently awarded a $695,000 U.S. Health Resources and Service (HRSA) Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) grant for the purpose of increasing the number of advanced education nurses trained to practice as primary care providers and/or as nursing faculty
  • UB Researchers to Develop Communication Strategies to Improve Lives of Mothers, Infants in WNY
    10/23/12
    Significant change can stem from a small adjustment. In the case of infant and mother mortality in Buffalo, improving communication can save lives.
  • Lactation Protein Suppresses Tumors and Metastasis in Breast Cancer, UB and Princeton Scientists Discover
    10/23/12
    A protein that is necessary for lactation in mammals inhibits the critical cellular transition that is an early indicator of breast cancer and metastasis, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo and Princeton University and highlighted as the cover paper in November issue of Nature Cell Biology.
  • UB's Willer Receives North American Brain Injury Society Research Award
    10/18/12
    University at Buffalo Professor of Psychiatry Barry S. Willer, PhD, is the recipient of the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) research award. It was presented to Willer last month at the annual meeting of the organization in Miami, at which he gave a keynote address.
  • UB Neurologists to Discuss New Research and Treatments at "Brains & Gains," a Free, Public Program
    10/15/12
    Alzheimer's disease, autism, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis are among the topics to be discussed at "Brains & Gains," a free, public event that will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Center for Tomorrow on the University at Buffalo's North Campus.
  • Labor or Love?
    10/15/12
    The University at Buffalo Law School's 2012 James McCormick Mitchell Lecture will explore the legal and social challenges of providing personal and medical care for the elderly and the disabled -- a topic of current relevance for health care, social security, welfare, and employment law reform. The free event will take place Oct. 19 at 2 pm on UB's North Campus; it is open to the public.
  • Obese Teen Boys Have Up to 50 Percent Less Testosterone than Lean Boys, UB Study Finds
    10/12/12
    A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20 have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal males of the same age, significantly increasing their potential to be impotent and infertile as adults.
  • Media Advisory: UB to Co-Sponsor Breast Cancer Screenings and Wellness Event Saturday on Buffalo's East Side
    10/12/12
    The University at Buffalo will co-sponsor a free breast cancer awareness walk and a wellness event providing free mammograms and health information from health care providers on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Masten Park.
  • 'Pink Glove Dance Video' Premiere Hopes to Generate Funds for UB Breast Cancer Research
    10/11/12
    It's a win-win: a "star-studded" video premiere and the opportunity to generate enough votes to win $10,000 for University at Buffalo School of Nursing breast cancer research.
  • On-the-Spot Mammograms and Breast Cancer Education Are Highlights of Oct. 13 Event on East Side
    10/8/12
    A free breast cancer awareness walk and wellness event will be held Saturday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. in Masten Park by the Patient Voices Network. The network is a patient empowerment partnership between the University at Buffalo Department of Family Medicine, and patients from UBMD Family Medicine at Jefferson and Jericho Road Family Practice.