Research News

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  • Genetic variant may be key to some kids' heart failure
    12/12/25

    The findings of a study strongly suggest that genetic testing should be done on all children with heart failure and myocarditis.

  • BioSCape shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
    2/6/25

    New studies co-led by UB show how 160 scientists mapped South Africa’s biodiversity using NASA aircraft and fieldwork.

  • UB anthropologist's new book explores ‘sideways migration’
    2/4/25

    Deborah Reed-Danahay examines a population shift in which people move from one socially and economically well-off country to a similar one.

  • Improving maternal health outcomes in Western New York
    2/4/25

    UB's Mickey Sperlich and the Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network will use an NIH award to address the effects of trauma during pregnancy.

  • When AI forms unscripted alliances
    1/31/25

    A new UB study finds that robots can mirror human behavior and learn to cooperate with each other.

  • Mixing silicon with 2D materials for new semiconductor tech
    1/30/25

    The work by researchers in the Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies could lead to energy-efficient microelectronics.

  • After a concussion, active management is most effective treatment
    1/30/25

    A New England Journal of Medicine paper outlines the best evidence-based care for evaluating and managing concussions,

  • Promoting data equity for food equity
    1/28/25

    With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a UB team is exploring the connections between data equity and food equity.

  • UB project to study climate adaptation in Alaska
    1/27/25

    The project could inform strategies for Buffalo and NYS by evaluating housing in a part of the country where climate change is occurring faster.

  • Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals
    1/27/25

    UB researchers identified a strain that can also break down some of the toxic byproducts.

  • UB researcher contributes to report on alcohol and health
    1/24/25

    The National Academies report examined linkages to cancer and seven other health outcomes.