Health and Medicine

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

Portable photoacoustic breast imaging system shows promise during initial lab tests
11/27/19
Developed by a UB-led research team, the system could improve early cancer detection in women with dense breast tissue.
Your brain on drugs is topic of UB pharmacologist’s new book for a popular audience
11/18/19
From opium’s origins to the opioid epidemic, “Our Love Affair with Drugs” explores the eternal human quest to kill pain and attain new levels of consciousness.
Study: Getting a good night’s rest is important for better bone health
11/12/19
Getting five or fewer hours of sleep a night is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and higher odds of osteoporosis, according to the findings of the largest study of sleep and BMD to date among U.S. postmenopausal women.
After trade deal, unhealthy foods flowed into Central America, Dominican Republic, study finds
11/12/19
The research highlights the importance of studying ties between trade and diet.
Study finds association between physical activity, lower risk of fracture
11/6/19
Women who did the highest amount of physical activity had an 18% lower risk of hip fracture and 6% lower risk of total fracture.
A mother’s warmth and sensitivity can mitigate obesity risk factors in infants experiencing significant prenatal and early adversity
11/5/19
A UB study has found that a mother’s warmth and sensitivity during active play, non-feeding interactions, was associated with reduced obesity risk from infancy to second grade in popuations at risk.
UB spinoff lands nearly $1 million in federal funding to develop brain aneurysm screening
11/4/19
Neurovascular Diagnostics was co-founded by a local entrepreneur who lost his wife to aneurysms.
With artificial intelligence, UB researchers aim to improve diabetes care
10/31/19
Team receives $200,000 JDRF grant to develop hybrid model to better understand blood glucose and insulin dynamics.
Do Opioid Intervention Courts work? UB study will provide the answer
10/30/19
UB study will compare Opioid Intervention Court and traditional drug court in four key areas, providing policymakers and providers with evidence of OIC’s effectiveness.
NIH awards rare, perfect score to UB to expand its Center for Successful Aging
10/30/19
Goal of the $750,000 grant is to address the “cognitive and frailty tsunami already crashing on our shores.”

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