New UB research shows that filoviruses — a family to which Ebola and its similarly lethal relative, Marburg, belong — are at least 16-23 million years old.
Scientists at UB’s Research Institute on Addictions are taking part in a National Institute on Drug Abuse Center of Excellence study on the genetics of drug abuse.
Several UB experts recently took time to discuss the Ebola epidemic, talking about current problems and providing insight into how advancements in fields from medicine to geography could improve the country’s response to illness.
UB is hosting the Growing Food Connections Policy Database, a searchable database with more than 100 local government food-system policies that can be shared and adapted across the country.
UB geriatrician Bruce Troen says a geriatric assessment can evaluate seniors’ cognitive abilities to assist in determining living arrangements and other needs.
One of the few studies to examine gender differences among patients with irritable bowel syndrome has found that males with the condition experience more interpersonal difficulties than do females with the condition.
UB researchers have used a smartphone app to image the back of the eye in patients who can be particularly challenging to examine: newborn babies and children.
