Health and Medicine

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

WNY seniors to receive free dental screenings and education
10/2/18
The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine will provide Western New York seniors with free oral health screenings and an educational workshop through Oral Health America’s Wisdom Tooth Project.
In JAMA Pediatrics, UB professors praise obesity study that finds “genes are not destiny”
10/2/18
They noted the study found that healthier homes can help offset the genetic risk for obesity.
Promising new therapy spares muscle loss in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
10/1/18
Results may bring muscular dystrophy therapy closer to human use.
How UB is boosting access to innovative clinical research
9/26/18
To better respond to the community’s health needs, UB works with electronic health records databases and joined an NIH clinical trial consortium.
Clinical trial funding at UB sees a significant increase as thousands of Western New Yorkers enroll
9/26/18
Collaborations that helped UB land a key award in 2015 are bringing the newest and best medical treatments to more Western New Yorkers who need them.
Study shows link between breastfeeding and infant health is not straight-forward
9/25/18
A new UB study is adding critical nuance toward better understanding the association between breastfeeding and infant health in the first year of life.
New smart tool surgery technology has its U.S. debut in Buffalo
9/18/18
Patients benefit as UB surgeons bring minimally invasive surgery techniques to clinical sites in the region.
UB symposium to discuss effects of recasting addiction as a chronic illness
9/17/18
McGill University professor George Weisz will deliver the keynote address to open a two-day UB symposium that will bring together leading experts from around the world to explore addiction as a treatable, chronic disease.
Gov. Cuomo awards UB epidemiologist funding for breast cancer research
9/12/18
$359,000 grant to UB's Jo Freudenheim will allow research team to study the role of the microbiome in breast cancer.
Poorest Americans most likely to have used prescription opioids — and most users view opioids positively
9/12/18
Among older Americans, the poorest are the most likely to have used prescription opioids, according to a UB study providing new insights into unexplored contours of the opioid crisis.

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