Health and Medicine

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Motor proteins haul precious cargo in neurons. How can we control their movement?
1/20/22
Scientists identify a stop switch for a motor protein called kinesin 1.
‘Food as Medicine’ equips students to motivate patients to make healthier choices
1/20/22
In partnership with the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, 200 medical and dietetics students participated earlier this month in a two-week intersession with a “Food as Medicine” focus.
A dream realized, a partnership formed
1/14/22
For Natalie Barnhard and her dream of opening a recovery center for people who have a spinal cord injury, all the right puzzle pieces fell into place at the right time.
New study aims to improve care for pediatric seizure patients
1/13/22
UB researchers are leading a project designed to determine how to stop a child's seizure more quickly, even when on the way to the hospital.
UB’s Dubocovich to receive ASPET’s Julius Axelrod Award in Pharmacology
1/12/22
Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, is the recipient of the 2022 Julius Axelrod Award in Pharmacology.
Study in Puerto Rico finds lower risk of breast cancer with more sun exposure
1/4/22
While recent recommendations have been to limit sun exposure to prevent skin cancer, there may also be a benefit to some sun exposure, especially exposure without sunburn, researchers say.
COVID-19 vaccination is critical for anyone who is pregnant or trying to conceive, urge UB physicians
12/28/21
Physicians at the Jacobs School are urging anyone who is pregnant or trying to conceive to prioritize getting all three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they can.
Omicron variant has been detected in Erie County, UB scientists report
12/22/21
The highly transmissible omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has been detected in Erie County, University at Buffalo scientists and Erie County health officials reported today.
Study explores pandemic-related shifts in alcohol sales across 16 U.S. states
12/20/21
Trends examined with machine-learning analysis, which could help inform public health policies.
UB’s Mark Hicar has been named fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
12/16/21
Mark D. Hicar, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics in the Jacobs School, has been named a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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