• Rapid dissemination of new concussion, TBI guidelines urged
    12/3/25

    UB expert John Leddy says quick implementation of the new guidelines for primary care providers will benefit patients sooner.

  • Crosby renovation awarded grand prize by AIA Buffalo/WNY
    12/3/25

    UB architecture student Pouya Pakkhesal was also recognized at the chapter's Architecture Design Awards program.

  • Number of pain sites matters for cognitive function
    12/3/25

    A UB study suggests that chronic pain experienced in more than one site is strongly associated with a faster decline later in life.

  • New membrane sets record for separating hydrogen from CO2
    12/2/25

    The unexpected finding could inspire new designs for industrial gas separation technologies.

  • UB to offer online affordable housing degree certificate
    12/2/25

    Newly approved program in the School of Architecture and Planning will prepare students to ensure future housing is made affordable for all.

  • FDA-approved Alzheimer’s screen boost for nursing lab
    12/1/25

    The test confirms the scientific validity of the biomarkers used in the lab, led by researcher Carleara Weiss, and increases demand for the lab.

  • NYS invests $50M in new research hub
    12/1/25

    Biofabrication and imaging research hub will boost health care innovation in WNY and beyond.

  • Public invited to shape ‘inclusive civic spaces’
    11/26/25

    The deliberative forum on Dec. 5 is being sponsored by the Philosophy, Political Science and Economics Program.

  • Those helping the homeless are hurting, too
    11/26/25

    A paper by UB social work researcher Amanda Aykanian links homeless services workers’ burnout to adverse childhood experiences.

  • Turning ‘trash to table’
    11/26/25

    Fourteen undergraduate architecture students from Mexico joined a UB workshop aimed at testing new ways to turn demolition waste into innovative design.

  • Study explores AI-enhanced wearable devices
    11/25/25

    UB researchers have published the first comprehensive meta-review of AI-enhanced wearables for people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

  • UB students take on justice reform
    11/25/25

    In the Innovate for Impact Criminology Design Challenge, teams designed new initiatives to address some of society’s most pressing criminal justice and public safety issues.

  • Buon Appetito

    Earlier this month, about 20 students from the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures took a field trip to Dalfonso's Italian Imports. Paola Ugolini's class was introduced to the products imported to make the dishes and products served and sold at the store. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

    Published February 24, 2026

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The mouth-body connection

Oral health has a major impact on overall health. Leading oral biologist Frank Scannapieco explains how bacteria in the mouth factor into diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s and more — and outlines simple ways to keep that all-important mouth healthy. 

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