Health and Medicine

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

WNY-based study aims to connect the dots on food access
9/18/20
UB researchers surveyed local families and stakeholders to find the best strategies for addressing disparities in healthy food consumption.
Shoes with ‘toe springs’ give your feet a break, but beware of long-term pain
9/17/20
A feature of many shoes, especially athletic shoes, toe springs require less muscle work which could eventually lead to inflammation, other problems.
Powerful drug discovery protocol for autism is accelerating the development of new treatments
9/7/20
A sensitive and reliable new protocol for assessing social deficits in animal models of autism and certain psychiatric conditions is expediting the search for effective treatments.
Patricia Diaz named director of UB’s Microbiome Center
9/4/20
Patricia Diaz, Professor of Empire Innovation in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, has been named the new director of the UB Microbiome Center.
UB dental van providing no cost care in Buffalo through October
9/4/20
The University at Buffalo S-Miles to Go dental van will provide free dental care to people of all ages in the Western New York community through Oct. 30.
Startup company founded by UB grads develops technology that streamlines process of detecting fevers
9/1/20
Buffalo Automation, a starup company with UB roots, is piloting a new project called Bifrost that uses thermal imaging to take the temperatures of multiple people at once.
Newly discovered ‘support system’ for axons suggests a novel therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases
8/25/20
New research reveals that despite the fragility of axons, the cellular envelope (Schwann cells) that encases them can come to their rescue when it senses that axons have been harmed.
New type of taste cell discovered in mice
8/20/20
Multitasking taste cells can sense bitter, sweet, sour and umami stimuli, challenging scientists’ understanding of how taste buds work.
FOXG1 symposium advances science, gives hope to families battling rare disease
8/19/20
UB biologists Soo-Kyung Lee and Jae Lee — whose daughter, Yuna, has FOXG1 syndrome — are among scientists researching the disorder.
Alzheimer’s disease research strengthens evidence for reanalyzing data in clinical trials that supposedly ‘failed’
8/18/20
Clinical trials on drugs for Alzheimer's disease that appeared not to benefit patients with the disease should now be reanalyzed in light of discoveries about a human-specific gene.

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