Online role-playing game developers can get ahead of the competition by giving gamers more opportunities to get social, collaborate and take control of their online personas, according to a School of Management study.
Animals that are socially isolated for prolonged periods make less myelin in the region of the brain responsible for complex emotional and cognitive behavior, researchers at UB and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine report in Nature Neuroscience online.
In a new study, UB scientists describe the role that a protein called TFIIB plays in helping cells repair DNA damage, a critical function for preventing the growth of tumors.
UB researchers, working in collaboration with University Health Network in Toronto, have developed a novel contrast agent that could redefine what’s possible in the evolving field of medical imaging.
Heart failure patients with a condition called “heart block” derive significant benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), according to the results of the Block HF clinical trial.
Bats are creatures of the night, designed by nature as nocturnal and, in many ways, defined by humanity through their association with the darkness, according to Phillips Stevens, UB associate professor of anthropology.
The well-known “door-in-the-face” (DITF) persuasion strategy predicts greater compliance with a target request if it is preceded by a larger and more objectionable request.
Alzheimer’s disease, autism, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis are among the topics to be discussed at “Brains & Gains,” a free public event being held Oct. 20
UB and 20 other U.S. and Canadian universities and institutions will join forces to propose a set of long-term research and policy priorities to help protect and restore the Great Lakes, and train the next generation of scientists, attorneys, planners and policy specialists who will study them.
