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New tool twice as accurate at predicting antibody resistance among U.S. children with Kawasaki disease
12/2/22
UB-developed scoring system lays groundwork for North America’s first test to predict therapeutic resistance for the rare, but severe disease.
UB mathematicians propose alternative method to map neuron activity
11/30/22
Recently published paper suggests that ‘hypergraphs’ better explain how neuronal networks communicate.
Local teens with obesity experienced dramatic weight loss when they participated in UB clinical trial
11/29/22
The results of a clinical trial on the drug semaglutide in teens, released in the New England Journal of Medicine, turned out to be better than anything the participants — or even the researchers — expected.
WNY-based company addressing global opioid problem with tech licensed from UB
11/28/22
Channavix Therapeutics and Peregrine BioVentures are developing two patent families related to long-lasting, non-opioid, non-addictive pain therapeutics.
Extending pre-quit duration of leading smoking cessation medication doesn’t help smokers quit, study finds
11/28/22
Even with varenicline, most people return to smoking within six months of quitting.
UB receives EPA grant to monitor air pollution on Buffalo’s East Side
11/21/22
Initiative aims to improve health outcomes in neighborhoods whose residents are more likely to experience chronic, serious diseases.
U.S. Department of Defense awards UB $4.8 million to launch non-drug, clinical trial on concussion treatment for the military
11/17/22
The UB researchers who have changed the way concussions are treated have been awarded a grant to conduct a clinical trial to take their Buffalo Concussion Protocol and apply it to the military environment.
MS clinicians listen up: Here’s how your patients need you to talk about brain atrophy with them
11/14/22
UB researchers working alongside people with MS and their advocates have developed solutions that can open the door to better patient understanding about brain atrophy and potentially, better self-care.
UB researcher Wojciech Krzyzanski named ISoP fellow
11/11/22
ISoP fellowship recognizes outstanding professional and scientific contributions to the global pharmacometrics community.
After shocking diagnosis, Jacobs School professor decides her legacy is creating opportunities for others
11/4/22
When Brooke Lerner's life took an extremely unexpected turn earlier this year, (which she discusses in this video), it made sense that in reconfiguring her priorities, emergency medicine would still be one of them.