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Media Advisory: “Diagnose Earlier, Treat Smarter” is focus of UB’s annual Rare Disease Day for providers, patients and community partners
2/24/26
UB will will host its annual Rare Disease Day event from 1-5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main St., Buffalo.
UB to host 850 high schoolers for Science Exploration Day on March 18
2/20/26
Students will learn about AI, robotics, biotech, genetics and more from scientists, engineers and health care professionals.
Study: For women over 60, muscle strength matters
2/18/26
Researchers report in JAMA Network Open that muscle strength is associated with significantly lower risk of death over eight-year follow-up.
Street medicine will be a new concentration for UB family medicine residents, thanks to a $2.5 million HRSA grant
2/16/26
The Department of Family Medicine is developing a program that trains physicians to provide high-quality, compassionate care to individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability.
UB-led research examines how tech can help mothers separated from newborns
2/10/26
When children are transferred to another hospital’s NICU, parents can connect via video messaging.
Study: UB researchers develop new inhalable treatment for TB
2/10/26
UB researchers have developed a new inhalable form of tuberculosis (TB) treatment that could significantly reduce the burden of current therapy.
Ahead of the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics, UB concussion experts discuss what’s known and not known about head injuries
2/5/26
Episode 8 of the UB medicine podcast that was released this week focuses on the science of concussion care.
UB study shows that key protein can slow aging
2/4/26
Published findings, led by oral biology professor Keith Kirkwood, reveal that enhancing tristetraprolin can reduce frailty in mice.
AMSNY scholarships help two Jacobs School medical students pursue their dreams
2/4/26
Two students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have been awarded the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) Scholarship in Medicine.
Media Advisory: UB School of Dental Medicine hosts 25th annual ‘Give Kids A Smile’
1/30/26
Free event Feb. 6 emphasizes preventative care as part of Children’s Dental Health Month.

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