Health and Medicine

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  • Parents of Children with Cancer Distrust and Fear Online Sources of Health Information, Study Shows
    3/19/12
    Parents and adult caregivers of pediatric cancer patients prefer personal consultations with trusted health care providers over online sources for information about their child's illness, according to a University at Buffalo research study.
  • Is There a Weight Problem in Your Family? UB Can Help
    3/14/12
    A free, weight-loss program developed at the University at Buffalo, one of the nation's only programs proven to achieve and maintain long term (10 years) weight loss in children, is now enrolling Western New York families.
  • Youth Smoking Demographics Described in Surgeon General's Report
    3/8/12
    More U.S. high school students and young adults report that they have smoked in the past 30 days than older adults, according to a chapter in the U.S. Surgeon General Report on youth smoking that was released today.
  • What Does Chronic Stress in Adolescence Mean at the Molecular Level?
    3/7/12
    Chronic stress has a more powerful effect on the brain during adolescence than in adulthood and now there's proof at the molecular level, according to findings published in Neuron by University at Buffalo researchers.
  • UB Undergraduates Showcase Research to Elected Officials and SUNY Chancellor
    3/7/12
    Four University at Buffalo students presented original research in diverse fields to elected officials and State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher as part of "Discovery -- An Undergraduate Showcase," a symposium on undergraduate research and creative activities presented by the SUNY Faculty Senate.
  • Where There Is Smoke, There May Be Developmental Problems for Kids
    3/7/12
    The dangers of cigarette smoking are common knowledge. And when it comes to smoking while pregnant, life-threatening health hazards extend to the fetus and newborn.
  • UB Police Department Installs the First Permanent Prescription Drug Drop Box in Western New York
    3/1/12
    The University at Buffalo Police Department is the first police agency in Western New York and the first university in New York State to place a permanent "drop box" in their police department headquarters for citizens to safely dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
  • Could Type 2 Diabetes Drug Benefit Teen and Young Adult Type 1 Diabetics?
    2/24/12
    University at Buffalo researchers whose small, preliminary study last year found that liraglutide, used to treat type 2 diabetes, could also help type 1 diabetics, have been awarded a $600,000 grant from the American Diabetes Association to further study the drug in type 1 diabetics.
  • UB Professor Played Key Role in Developing Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing and Treating Blood Clots
    2/24/12
    A University at Buffalo faculty member has played an important role in the development of new, national guidelines for the prevention and treatment of blood clots (deep vein thromboses and pulmonary embolisms) that have been published by the American College of Chest Physicians.
  • To Address Shortage of Medical Lab Workers in New York State, UB Partners with ASCP and CGI
    2/23/12
    The University at Buffalo is partnering with the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) for a Commitment to Action through the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) that will create more medical laboratory job opportunities in New York State by expanding educational access to laboratory science programs. The goal is to increase the number of graduating laboratory professionals in New York by 10 percent during the five-year project.