Health and Medicine

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  • Canadian Physiologist Tapped to Chair Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
    11/4/04
    John Xavier Wilson, Ph.D., professor of physiology and pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, has been named chair of the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences in the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo, effective January 1, 2005.
  • Established Researchers to Head Two UB Dental School Departments
    11/4/04
    Two new chairs, both active researchers, have been appointed to head departments in the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo, effective this fall semester.
  • Peptide from Tarantula Venom Shows Promise as Treatment for Muscular Dystrophy, Incontinence, Atrial Fibrillation
    11/4/04
    Researchers in the Center for Single Molecule Biophysics in the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have isolated a peptide from tarantula venom that shows promise as a therapy for conditions as disparate as muscular dystrophy, cardiac arrhythmias and urinary incontinence.
  • In "Volcanic Worlds," Female Volcanologists Exude Passion for Their Science and Hope It's Infectious
    10/29/04
    The unabashedly dramatic nature of volcanoes that permeates the pages and pictures of "Volcanic Worlds: Exploring the Solar System's Volcanoes" (Springer-Praxis, 2004), edited by Rosaly M.C. Lopes and Tracy K.P. Gregg, is matched by the equally passionate voices of the 11 women who contributed to the book.
  • Problems with Voting Systems Still Require an Engineering Solution, Says UB Professor
    10/26/04
    Just days before the presidential election, problems with voting systems that were identified in the 2000 election persist because engineering solutions have not been applied, says a University at Buffalo industrial engineer.
  • St. John's Wort Reduces Effectiveness of Anticancer Medication, UB Study Shows
    10/20/04
    The herbal supplement St. John's Wort has been shown to undermine the effectiveness of a newer, revolutionary anticancer medication, according to a study by University at Buffalo researchers.
  • Role of Oxidative Stress in the Menstrual Cycle Focus of Study
    10/13/04
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo are conducting the first comprehensive study of the relationship between hormonal changes in the menstrual cycle and cellular oxidative stress, thought to be an important factor in female infertility.
  • Shortening In-Hospital Rehabilitation Doesn't Diminish Treatment Effectiveness, But Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
    10/12/04
    A reduction by health insurance carriers in the number of treatment days covered in medical rehabilitation hospitals by nearly 40 percent during the past decade didn't diminish treatment effectiveness, a new study has found. However, the analysis revealed a disturbing trend: Patients were not living as long after discharge from the hospitals.
  • Higher Death Rate from Liver Disease in African Americans May Be Due To Genetic Vulnerability
    10/8/04
    African Americans appear to be genetically more susceptible to the toxic effects of alcohol on the liver than whites, a finding that may help explain their higher rates of death from cirrhosis of the liver despite similar levels of alcohol consumption, research shows.
  • Residents Living Near Most-Heavily Traveled Border Crossing Four Times More Likely to Suffer from Asthma
    10/4/04
    Increased truck traffic at the busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing in the Eastern U.S. is contributing to a clustering of asthma cases among residents who live nearby, according to University at Buffalo researchers.