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  • The Manitoban: Brain size may affect meaningful social relationships
    2/11/10
    An article in The Manitoban on brain size and the affect it has on meaningful social relationships looks at research conducted by Carol Berman, professor of anthropology, on the impact small vs. large family groups have on the behavior of rhesus monkeys.
  • Sky News Online: Breakthrough gives hope for cure for MS
    2/11/10
    An article on Sky News Online reports that multiple sclerosis researchers at UB have made an important breakthrough, sparking hope of a cure for the disease.
  • The Wall Street Journal: Drug therapy effective, less costly than stents for chronic chest pain
    2/11/10
    An article in The Wall Street Journal about the continuing controversy over whether drug therapy is as effective -- and less costly -- than using stents for patients suffering chronic chest pain reports a study, known as "Courage," found that stenting usually yields no additional benefits than using generic drugs, and that the study was conducted by cardiologist William Boden, professor of medicine and preventive medicine.
  • Nanotechnology & Development News: Silver nanoparticles being tested for implantable devices
    2/11/10
    An article on Nanotechnology & Development News reports researchers at UB are investigating the use of silver nanoparticles to improve lithium/silver vanadium oxide batteries that are used in implantable cardiac defibrillators.
  • The Villanovan: High consumption of energy drinks linked to risky behavior, says addiction expert
    2/10/10
    An article in The Villanovan about the detrimental effects of energy drinks looks at research on a collection of behaviors called "toxic jock syndrome" conducted by Kathleen Miller, Research Institute on Addictions principal investigator.
  • Miller-McCune: Study suggests that a subsidy on healthy foods is unlikely to positively influence rates of obesity
    2/10/10
    An article on Miller-McCune, a research news Web site, reports on research conducted by Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine, that showed that a subsidy on healthy food did not influence study participants to buy more of it as much as raising the price of unhealthy foods reduced purchases of those products.
  • ABC News: Gastric banding may be approved by FDA for minors
    2/10/10
    An article on ABC News about the FDA considering broadening its standards on gastric banding to include teens ages 14-17 looks at the experiences of UB senior Kayla Maryles, who underwent gastric band surgery in December 2008 and had lost 72 pounds a year later.
  • Suite 101: Study shows sleeping less than six hours a night could lead to type 2 diabetes
    2/9/10
    An article on Suite 101 on the five dangers of insomnia reports that a UB study showed that participants who slept less than six hours a night were up to five times more likely to have impaired fasting glucose levels, a condition considered a precursor to developing type 2 diabetes.
  • UPI: MS progresses more rapidly in blacks
    2/9/10
    An article distributed by UPI reports a study by UB researchers has shown that fewer African Americans develop multiple sclerosis than whites, but their disease progresses more rapidly, and quotes Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, director of the Baird Multiple Sclerosis Center.
  • Vancouver Sun: U.S. government needs to ease bottlenecks at the U.S.-Canada border
    2/9/10
    An article in the Vancouver Sun about the need for the U.S. federal government to ease bottlenecks at the U.S.-Canada border reports that an article by Kathryn Friedman, deputy director of the UB Regional Institute, urges stakeholders on both sides of the border to lobby D.C. policymakers, reminding them that "the Canada-U.S. economic relationship … is the lifeline for continued prosperity."

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