Health and Medicine

News about UB’s health sciences programs and related community outreach. (see all topics)

Pharmacy Student leads project to outfit Pharmacy Building with Narcan kits
8/26/25
Karina Babina is passionate about reducing overdoses through access and education.
UB’s newest mobile clinics, Health on Wheels, are ready to serve WNY
8/25/25
Health on Wheels will provide a variety of health services, including nutrition education, smoking cessation support, physical activity promotion, and education on how to manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Speed isn’t everything when it comes to covalent inhibitor drugs, study finds
8/22/25
Researchers find that a faster binding alone doesn’t make a good drug candidate.
UB physicians perform landmark procedure on first adolescent sleep apnea patient in Buffalo
8/21/25
Next step is to offer airway-opening surgery to adolescents with Down syndrome.
Oral biology professor discusses challenges facing older patients
8/19/25
Untreated dental issues can lead to systemic health conditions, more prevalent in adults over age 65.
Study: Scientists reengineer enzyme to study diseases via sugar patterns on the surface of cells
8/14/25
The advancement lays the groundwork for creating a library of sugar-recognizing proteins that may help detect and treat diverse illnesses.
UB dental professor studying immune system’s role in Sjögren’s disease
8/13/25
$2.1 million NIH renewal grant funds study leading to possible treatments for debilitating disorder.
Study: In prostate cancer, intermittent fasting is found to enhance efficacy of anti-androgen therapy
8/11/25
Researchers have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in prostate cancer.
Three UB oral biology faculty members recognized on international stage
8/4/25
Research in tooth enamel, oral microbiome and geriatric oral health garners prestigious awards at IADR event in Barcelona.
WNY women who are food insecure, overweight and want to eat healthy are being recruited for UB clinical trial
7/28/25
UB researchers have launched a novel clinical trial that aims to overcome the food insecurity-obesity paradox.

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