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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.
Study: Onions and garlic may be recipe for reducing breast cancer risk
9/23/19
Women who consumed sofrito more than once per day had a 67% decrease in risk compared to women who never ate it.
Study: Smoking abstinence has little impact on the motivation for food
9/19/19
Food does not become more appealing during those times when a smoker is in a smoke-free environment, or otherwise can’t smoke.
Treatment for chronic neuropathic pain gets to the brain via a novel route, without surgery
9/13/19
This preclinical research demonstrates an effective, minimally invasive method of treating the intractable and growing problem of chronic neuropathic pain.
Agbemenu among first to receive Changemakers in Family Planning award
9/13/19
Kafuli Agbemenu, assistant professor in the UB School of Nursing, has been named one of the first recipients of the Changemakers in Family Planning grant awards from the Society of Family Planning.
How relapse happens: Opiates reduce the brain’s ability to form, maintain synapses
9/12/19
Exposure to heroin sharply reduces levels of the protein necessary for developing and maintaining the brain’s synapses, a UB study has found.
UB to host 18th NIH international global health conference
9/9/19
Health sciences researchers from around the globe will gather in Buffalo for the 18th Annual Conference for Administrators of Awards from the Fogarty International Center hosted by the University at Buffalo Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences.
New drug may protect against memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
9/9/19
A new drug discovered through a research collaboration between the University at Buffalo and Tetra Therapeutics may protect against memory loss, nerve damage and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
UB receives $1.35 million grant to expand addictions care in WNY
9/9/19
The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received a $1.35 million grant to increase the number of behavioral health professionals treating opioid and other substance use disorders in Western New York.