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  • UB Chemist Traces the Environmental Fate of Antibiotics Used with Livestock from Barnyards to Crop Fields
    3/3/03
    Research at the University at Buffalo is focusing on the residues of antibiotics used to promote growth in livestock and to treat their diseases that end up in the environment and could potentially alter microbial ecosystems in humans and animals, as well as in the environment.
  • UB Creates "Population Health Observatory" to Conduct Regional Bioterrorism Surveillance, Document Health Trends
    2/28/03
    The University at Buffalo is establishing one of the first local health surveillance systems in the United States, which aims to do for the eight counties comprising Western New York what state health departments do statewide and the Centers for Disease Control does for the nation.
  • Passive Smoke from Spouse Can Increase a Smoking Woman's Stroke Risk Three-Fold, UB Study Shows
    2/21/03
    Women already at risk of having a stroke because they smoke cigarettes increase their stroke risk three-fold if they live with a spouse who smokes, a study conducted at the University at Buffalo has shown.
  • Strenuous Physical Activity Throughout Life Can Decrease Risk of Breast Cancer, UB Study Finds
    2/21/03
    Women who take part in strenuous leisure-time activities vigorous enough to work up a sweat appear to cut their risk of developing breast cancer, researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown.
  • Standard Stroke Risks Don't Account for Disparity in Stroke Deaths Between Blacks and Whites, UB Study Shows
    2/20/03
    A 30 percent greater incidence of stroke-related deaths between African Americans and whites is not accounted for by differences in conventional risk factors -- such as hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol -- known to affect a person's chances of suffering a stroke, research conducted at the University at Buffalo Toshiba Stroke Research Center has shown.
  • Publication of First Comprehensive Book on Biophotonics Marks a New Era for the Emerging Science
    2/19/03
    Today's most exciting science is being done at the interfaces of established disciplines, but sometimes the difficulties of communicating across those disciplines thwarts the collaborations that are so crucial to success in these new fields. The publication of "Introduction to Biophotonics" by Paras Prasad, Ph.D., provides researchers from a broad range of backgrounds with one, user-friendly foundation for advancing the science of biophotonics.
  • Parents' Sport Fishing and Consumption of Toxins in Sport Fish Contribute to Shifts in Gender-Role Behavior, UB Scientists Find
    2/14/03
    Women's exposure to environmental contaminants that mimic the activity of human sex hormones during prenatal development can affect the masculinity and femininity of their offspring, UB researchers have found.
  • $1.5 Million Grant to Establish UB Center for Research in Cardiovascular Medicine
    2/3/03
    The John R. Oishei Foundation has awarded $1.5 million to the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to establish a highly interactive, multidisciplinary Center for Research in Cardiovascular Medicine that will lead to better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in ischemic heart disease.
  • Vehicle Weight Alone Doesn't Account for Fatality Differences in Crashes Between Cars and SUVs, Study Shows
    1/30/03
    The difference in weight between two passenger vehicles, it turns out, is not the only "killer" factor in a head-on collision. Researchers in the University at Buffalo's Center for Transportation Injury Research have found that even when a passenger car weighs more than an SUV, passengers in the car remain at higher risk of dying in a head-on collision than passengers in the SUV.
  • Alcohol Consumption by Domestically Violent Men Increases Likelihood of Physical Abuse of Female Partners
    1/29/03
    Men who drink alcohol and have a predisposition for physical violence toward their female partners are more likely to be violent on the days they drink alcohol, according to a study conducted at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and reported in the February 2003 issue of the American Psychological Association's Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.