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UB study reveals how drug abstinence changes gene expression, making relapse more likely
10/9/19
A new preclinical study reveals the genetic basis of relapse, one of the most detrimental but poorly understood behaviors related to addiction.
UB faculty are serving on New York’s Maternal Mortality Advisory Council
10/7/19
Two faculty members in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are serving on New York State’s Maternal Mortality Advisory Council.
Lesbian and bisexual women more likely to smoke while drinking alcohol than heterosexual women
10/2/19
Sexual minority women are more likely to smoke cigarettes when drinking alcohol than heterosexual women, according to new University at Buffalo research.
UB Center for Protein Therapeutics awards $1 million for drug research
10/1/19
The University at Buffalo Center for Protein Therapeutics has awarded more $1 million for research projects to advance the development of next-generation protein-based drugs that treat cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and other illnesses.
UB social work researcher to examine effects of implicit bias on African American women’s health
9/30/19
Noelle St. Vil will be the featured speaker at Buffalo All Access on Wednesday.
NIH HEAL Initiative issues awards to UB researchers to develop non-addictive painkillers
9/30/19
A prestigious and highly competitive National Institutes of Health program called the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, has issued awards to two UB faculty members.
Researchers explore the role of psychology in responding to opioid addiction
9/27/19
Special journal issue focuses on actions and investigations for how clinical psychologists can contribute their expertise to the crisis.
Parent and sibling attitudes among top influences on teenage e-cigarette use
9/27/19
Flavor, safety and family attitude toward vaping are among the greatest factors influencing teenage perception of e-cigarettes, new University at Buffalo research finds.
Jusko receives $2.9 million grant to reveal ‘rules of biology’
9/26/19
University at Buffalo pharmaceutical scientist William Jusko has received a nearly $2.9 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) to improve understanding of corticosteroid and anticancer drug effects on the body.
A better MRI marker for disability progression in MS
9/24/19
Atrophied brain lesion volume is the only marker from MRI scans that can accurately predict which patients with multiple sclerosis will progress to the most severe form of the disease.

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