UB in the News

An article on Third Age about the growing number of people who drink wine reports a recent UB study found that there was a reduction in heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes in subjects who took resveratrol pills, and notes that resveratrol is a substance found in red wine.

An article on Fox News about using venom from snakes, scorpions and other poisonous animals to treat disease reports that according to biophysicists at UB, tarantula venom, which contains the protein GSMTx4, may replace morphine for pain relief from muscular dystrophy.

An article distributed by Dow Jones Newswires reports that a study conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, UB and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst found that high levels of stress can trigger severe psychological and physical symptoms during ovulation and menstruation, leaving women to feel much worse than usual during that stage of their reproductive cycle. The article appeared in news outlets that include the Wall Street Journal.

An article in the Albany Times Union about the controversy over the safety of drilling into the Marcellus Shale reports researchers from UB will examine the Marcellus and other shale formations in the state for promising underground sites.

A UPI article reports research conducted by Wooksoo Kim and Robert Keefe of the UB School of Social Work showed that despite full access to health care, many Asian-Americans have the same health care barriers as other immigrant groups.

A UPI article reports a study conducted by Richard Blondell, professor of family medicine, found that about one-third of patients hospitalized for opioid detoxifications say they first got hooked on drugs prescribed for pain. South Asia's ANI news service, the Hartford Examiner, Futurity, Science Daily, PsychCentral and PhysOrg also reported on the research.

An editorial in the Toronto Globe and Mail calls on Canadian medical bodies to assess as quickly as possible whether there is merit to the theory that vein blockages play a key role in multiple sclerosis, and notes that UB has begun studies to determine whether people with MS are more likely to have vein blockages than those who don't have MS.

Charles Patrick Ewing, professor of law, was interviewed for an article on ABC News about a Florida woman who was found not guilty by reason of insanity after claiming the Virgin Mary told her to drown her three young daughters nearly 30 years ago, and now medical professionals say she is well enough to be release from the state hospital where she was committed. It's not easy to get released after using the insanity defense, he said, but it is possible for individuals to be granted freedom after years in a mental institution.

An article by Medill Reports Chicago about new treatments being used to control irritable bowel syndrome reports UB behavioral scientist Jeffrey Lackner is conducting a seven-year clinical trial that will compare two different behavioral intervention techniques – one self-administered and the other led by a therapist – for treating IBS symptoms.

An article in the Houston Chronicle about American's obsession youthfulness quotes pop culture expert Elayne Rapping, professor emeritus of American studies, who said what is happening is a cultural shift toward aging. "When you say 'over 40,' I'm not sure that is considered old anymore. It used to be," she said.