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NASA-funded study aims to map air pollution in front of our faces
7/31/19
The $528,000 grant, awarded to UB RENEW scientist Kang Sun, will examine levels of nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, formaldehyde and other pollutants.
Compound found in red wine opens door for new treatments for depression, anxiety
7/26/19
A new University at Buffalo-led study has revealed that the plant compound resveratrol, which is found in red wine, displays anti-stress effects by blocking the expression of an enzyme related to the control of stress in the brain.
New research on COPD aims to selectively ‘disarm’ specific pathogens
7/25/19
A University at Buffalo team has received a five-year, $2.7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant aimed at developing a much more precise method of treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Powerful opioid treatment program developed at UB goes statewide
7/24/19
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A program developed by University at Buffalo emergency medicine physicians to expedite patient access to comprehensive and effective opioid use disorder treatment is going statewide.
Veggie Van study awards funding to nine partner mobile markets
7/22/19
Organizations in Buffalo and Long Island, as well as North Carolina, Massachusetts and Ohio, will start or expand their operations as part of UB research project.
UB center helps bring local dental products to market
7/19/19
The UB Center for Dental Studies performs scientific and clinical studies for new products by companies around the world, from Colgate-Palmolive to Western New York startups.
Researchers present first clinical proof that individual genotypes determine if Alzheimer's disease drugs will work
7/17/19
UB researchers’ insights into a target that succeeded in animals but failed in humans reveal a new paradigm for screening Alzheimer’s drugs.
Researchers wirelessly hack ‘boss’ gene, a step toward reprogramming the human genome
7/16/19
The advancement, made possible by tiny photonic implants, could lead to new treatments for cancer, mental disorders.
Survivors’ near-miss experiences on 9/11 linked to post-traumatic stress
7/11/19

People who narrowly avoid disaster do not necessarily escape tragedy unharmed, and their knowledge of the victims’ fate shapes how survivors respond to traumatic events, according to the results of a new paper by a UB psychologist.
Study finds association between air pollution, coronary atherosclerosis in Chinese population
7/10/19
Study's findings on nitrogen dioxide suggest that China's air pollution standard for NO2 may need to be re-evaluated.