Health and Medicine

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  • Using Customized Nanoparticles, UB Scientists Achieve Non-Viral Gene Delivery In Vitro and Track it in Real-Time
    12/22/04
    A gene therapy method that doesn't rely on potentially toxic viruses as vectors may be growing closer as the result of in vitro research results reported by University at Buffalo scientists in the current online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
  • Study Finds 17 Percent of Women Between 18 and 30 Have Been Raped
    12/17/04
    A study looking at the prevalence of sexual assault among 1,014 women between 18 and 30 found that 38 percent had experienced sexual victimization and nearly half of that group had been raped, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.
  • Researchers Identify Neuronal "Middleman" Involved in Development of Alzheimer's Disease
    12/16/04
    A potential new neuronal pathway involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease that may be a promising target for new treatments for the disease has been identified by scientists at the University at Buffalo.
  • "Not By the Chair of My Hinny-Hin-Hin" -- Groundbreaking Research on Kids' Slips of the Tongue Documents Language Development
    12/13/04
    Freudian claims about the "meaning" of slips of the tongue not withstanding, when it comes to children, such errors reveal much more about what they know about the structure of language than they do about repressed thoughts, according to a University at Buffalo psycholinguist who is the author of a groundbreaking book on the topic.
  • Quick Gifts for the Odd or Academic -- Librarians Know Everything
    12/10/04
    Librarians in the Arts and Sciences Libraries at the University at Buffalo have constructed a Holiday Gift Web Site that is heavily academic and a little weird, but a lot of fun, and will satisfy the peculiar cravings of those cell biologists, mathematicians and other academics or students on your holiday shopping list.
  • When It Comes to Giving Children "Educational Toys," Education Expert Says Parents Should Leave No Child Behind
    12/10/04
    Parents considering purchase of "must-have" electronic educational toys for their children this holiday season are reminded to include an extra component that's much more important than batteries: themselves.
  • Maurizio Trevisan Named Dean of UB School of Public Health and Health Professions
    12/9/04
    University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson today announced the appointment of Maurizio Trevisan as dean of the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions.
  • Drinking Without Food May Set You Up For High Blood Pressure
    12/9/04
    Research conducted at the University at Buffalo has shown that consuming alcohol mostly without food is a significant risk factor for developing hypertension. The effect was present even in people with light-to-moderate alcohol intake, according to a report in the current issue of the journal Hypertension.
  • Rinck Bequest Will Help Needy Dental Students Complete Education
    12/8/04
    A bequest from the late Lois Mae Rinck is benefiting the UB School of Dental Medicine and the first dental student selected to receive the financial assistance it provides.
  • PointSmart Mouse Software Helps Children and Adults with Disabilities 'Point and Click'
    12/8/04
    A new software application, developed with assistance from the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer at the University at Buffalo, promises to ease the frustration of using a mouse -- and provide greater computer access-- for people who suffer from cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or other disabilities that make it very difficult to point and click.