Health and Medicine

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UB research reveals how the brain inhibits remyelination in MS and how to treat it
3/26/21
Two papers by University at Buffalo researchers reveal important new findings as to how regeneration of myelin in multiple sclerosis fails and, potentially, more efficient ways to treat it.
UB researchers detect California variants of the coronavirus in WNY
3/26/21
UB researchers have found evidence of the so-called California variants, B.1.427 and B.1.429, in virus samples of Western New Yorkers who tested positive in January.
UB awarded $1.5 million to reprogram white blood cells in fight against oral cancer
3/25/21
UB has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop new therapies that help reduce chronic inflammation and immunosuppression in oral cancers.
To celebrate resilience after the traumas of the past year, UB medical student launches a company
3/17/21
“It’s not a regular year to graduate. So much has happened."
94% of older adults prescribed drugs that raise risk of falling
3/15/21
From 1999-2017, more than 7.8 billion fall-risk-increasing drugs were prescribed to older adults in the U.S., and deaths from falls doubled, according to UB research.
UB receives $780,000 grant for new 40-foot mobile dental clinic
3/10/21
The UB School of Dental Medicine has received a $780,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to expand its S-Miles to Go program through the addition of a second mobile dental clinic.
Study finds increased risk of death among breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened soda
3/9/21
Women who reported drinking non-diet soda five times or more per week were 85% more likely to die from breast cancer.
Rapid 3D printing method moves toward 3D printed organs
3/5/21
UB-led research team advances technique that speeds up conventional 3D printing by 10-50 times.
UB’s Koudelka elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
3/2/21
Gerald Koudelka’s research has focused on themes including mechanisms of DNA sequence recognition and the evolution of bacteriophage-encoded exotoxins.
Personalized medicine: To optimize treatment for individual patients, physicians should employ experimental designs
3/2/21
Providers should explore the concept of single case experimental designs, the purpose of which is to apply experimental methods to caring for individual patients in challenging cases, according to a new paper.

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