Health and Medicine

News about UB’s health sciences programs and related community outreach. (see all topics)

Benefits of thymectomy in treating myasthenia gravis are discussed in opinion piece in Neurology
7/1/24
Gil Wolfe is senior author on an opinion piece that responds to a paper published last year that raised questions regarding thymic removal, “causing quite a stir across medical and surgical communities."
Jacobs School dean is appointed to the AAMC board of directors
6/28/24
Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Tools of dental professor’s bitemark research included in Smithsonian exhibition
6/27/24
‘Forensic Science on Trial,' highlights evolution of science used in criminal trials through the centuries.
Jacobs School student: Working with the Bills this summer will be a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
6/26/24
Moriah Martindale is one of just 21 medical students nationwide who were chosen to participate in the third year of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative,
Eight UB researchers awarded over $4.7 million in NSF CAREER awards
6/24/24
Projects to focus on AI algorithms, wastewater monitoring, air pollution, power grids and more.
Study: Researchers use big data to establish long COVID subtypes based on more than 250,000 VA patients
6/22/24
Data-driven long COVID definition will help support public health initiatives while providing clinicians with a more nuanced basis for screening and diagnosis.
Dental School helps prepare future students for success in weeklong, hands-on program
6/18/24
College students and bachelor degree recipients interested in dentistry will have the chance to learn the intricacies of the profession during the fourth annual Destination Dental School (DDS) June 23-27.
UB Neurosurgery is one of a handful of programs in the U.S. to receive a prestigious NREF grant
6/13/24
The Department of Neurosurgery has, for the first time, been awarded a clinical fellowship grant from the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF).
At age 81, UB professor still launching orthodontic residents into careers
6/11/24
Orthodontics Department creates award in Stephen Aszkler’s name, celebrating service and commitment.
Most stem cells die after being injected into the brain. This new technique could change that.
6/5/24
Research team uses shear-thinning hydrogels instead of saline solution; could lead to new therapies for MS, other neurological diseases.

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