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Study: Cystic fibrosis center prioritized screening for depression and anxiety
6/3/21
Researchers at the Cystic Fibrosis Center of Western New York at UB and Oishei Children's Hospital have developed an efficient screening tool for anxiety and depression in cystic fibrosis patients and their caregivers.
New wiki on salivary proteins may transform diagnostic testing and personalized medicine
5/25/21
The Human Salivary Proteome Wiki is the first public platform that catalogs and curates data on each of the thousands of proteins within our saliva.
Flu fighter: Nanoparticle-based vaccine effective in preclinical trials
5/24/21
The vaccine, made of disease-fighting proteins, could boost efficacy, accelerate production of seasonal flu vaccines.
Every ‘variant of concern’ has now been detected in Erie County
5/21/21
UB scientists doing genomic sequencing on coronavirus say the good news is that U.S. vaccines protect against all the variants circulating.
NIH diversity award recognizes UB grad student’s achievements in neuroscience
5/20/21
Jamal Williams, a graduate student in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is one of 18 researchers across the U.S. selected for an NIH award, which supports outstanding graduate students from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in neuroscience research.
UB pharmacy researcher aims to develop real-time algorithm to lower hospital readmission rates
5/19/21
David Jacobs received a $962,000 award from the NHLBI to combine social information with clinical data to build predictive models that help patients with COPD.
WNY COVID-19 Research Collaborative receives funding to reduce vaccine hesitancy
5/19/21
The Western New York COVID-19 Research Collaborative has received a $55,000 grant from The John R. Oishei Foundation to promote vaccine acceptance in the region.
On the anniversary of its founding 175 years ago, UB celebrates its origins in the study of medicine
5/11/21
On UB’s 175th anniversary, the UB community is marking the occasion by focusing on the university’s roots in medicine with a special commemorative issue of the Jacobs School’s alumni magazine, UB Medicine.
Study: Americans are increasingly experiencing chronic pain
5/11/21
Findings suggest blanket increases across multiple measures, with pain rising in every adult age group, in every demographic group, and at every site of pain for which data exists.
Two UB researchers receive investments from Empire Discovery Institute
5/7/21
Teams will seek to develop treatment options that could benefit patients with multiple sclerosis, hemophilia and more.