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  • New York State Approves New Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Program At UB
    4/14/10
    The University at Buffalo has obtained New York State Department of Education approval to offer its Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering. The new academic program is a joint effort between the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • Tuskegee Study has Little Effect on Blacks' Willingness to be Study Volunteers, Survey Shows
    4/12/10
    The infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study has little effect today on the willingness of blacks to take part in medical research studies, researchers involved in a three-city survey conducted as part of the Tuskegee Legacy Project have found.
  • UB Researchers Harness Basic Survival Tactic to Fight Childhood Obesity
    4/8/10
    University at Buffalo researchers are adapting our innate interest in consuming a variety of foods, considered an evolutionary survival tactic, to develop new interventions to treat obesity in children.
  • Federal Designation Gives UB Program New Role in Improving Patient Safety
    4/1/10
    The Medication Management Research Network at the University at Buffalo's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences has a new role in helping to improve patient safety in Western New York, as a result of its recent designation by the federal government as a Patient Safety Organization.
  • Flavonoids in Orange Juice Suppress Oxidative Stress from High-Fat, High-Carb Meal
    3/30/10
    Eating foods containing flavonoids -- orange juice, in this case -- along with a high-fat, high-carbohydrate fast-food meal neutralizes the oxidative and inflammatory stress generated by the unhealthy food and helps prevent blood vessel damage, a new study by University at Buffalo endocrinologists shows.
  • 'Healthy Living' Program for Native American Youth Developed by UB Social Work Researcher
    3/25/10
    A University at Buffalo School of Social Work researcher has developed and tested a "wellness curriculum" designed to improve the health of Native American urban youth shown to be at higher risk to develop health problems, including cancer.
  • UB's School of Nursing Celebrates New Home and Ongoing Commitment to 21st Century Nursing Education
    3/16/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing welcomed guests to its new home at a grand opening reception today that included tours of its new clinical facilities in Wende Hall on UB's South Campus.
  • Blacks Have Highest Cancer Rates of All Racial Ethnicities, Yet Feel Less at Risk, Study Finds
    3/15/10
    Mammograms, pap smears and early detection tests for prostate cancer, colorectal cancer and other malignancies are critical for catching cancer before it becomes deadly. However, a new study by University at Buffalo researchers shows that persons of different ethnic groups have different ideas and opinions about whether they are at risk for developing cancer -- perceptions that can influence whether they undergo screening.
  • Taxing Junk Food Could Stem Obesity Better Than Subsidizing Healthy Food, Study Shows
    3/2/10
    One way to stem the rising rates of obesity may be to mimic the successful approach used to decrease smoking: taxes.
  • Introducing RoSS, a "Flight Simulator" for Robotic Surgery
    2/25/10
    A collaboration between the Center for Robotic Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has produced one of the world's first simulators that closely approximates the "touch and feel" of the da Vinci robotic surgical system.