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.

  • New insights into cocaine addiction
    6/18/15

    UB researchers have discovered a previously unknown neural pathway that can regulate changes made in the brain due to cocaine use, providing new insight into the molecular basis of cocaine addiction.

  • Career honor
    6/18/15

    UB faculty member Venu Govindaraju, a globally recognized expert in machine learning and pattern recognition, has received the IAPR/ICDAR Outstanding Achievements Award from the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).

  • Tailored treatment
    6/18/15

    UB addiction experts have received a $3 million federal grant to explore whether treatments tailored to a person’s behavior before seeking help will result in better treatment outcomes.  

  • Survivors at risk for PTSD
    6/18/15

    UB faculty member Steven Dubovsky says the way survivors of the Charleston church shooting deal with the aftermath is critical to whether they will develop post-traumatic stress disorder.

  • Exceptional faculty
    6/18/15

    Eleven of UB’s best and brightest teachers and researchers have been named recipients of the university’s 2015 Exceptional Scholar and Teaching Innovation awards.

  • Making sense of the auditory world
    6/18/15

    UB researchers are taking important steps toward understanding how humans and other animals perceive the auditory world.

  • Highlighting success of START-UP NY
    6/18/15

    Business owners spoke during a roundtable discussion about how START-UP NY is helping them build their respective companies.

  • Easing transitions
    6/15/15

    UB Nursing faculty member Sharon Hewner is working on a system to automate hospital discharge communication, potentially reducing the number of patients readmitted to hospitals.

  • Addressing mental health needs
    6/15/15

    People with significant mental health needs are receiving quality psychiatric care in the community, instead of the hospital, thanks to two innovative programs developed by UB psychiatrists.

  • Texas officer should not have been sent to pool party
    6/12/15

    UB faculty member John Violanti says that after responding to two calls involving a suicide and a suicide attempt, the McKinney, Texas, police officer had been through enough trauma for one day and shouldn’t have been sent to the pool party,