Research News

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  • For this condition, surgery is effective, economical
    4/28/26

    A paper by the Jacobs School professor Gil Wolfe looks at thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis.

  • Jacobs School researchers capture ASPIRE challenge
    2/24/23

    The winning research project in the prestigious competition focuses on helping to solve the opioid crisis in the U.S.

  • WNY Vaccine Hound shutting down
    2/24/23

    The UB-developed website helped tens of thousands of people get COVID-19 vaccinations, especially early on when demand was high and the vaccine was relatively scarce.

  • Lesions not major driver of disability progression in MS
    2/24/23

    The keys to severe disability are cortical, deep gray matter and spinal cord damage, rather than lesions, a UB study shows.

  • ‘Balancing selection’ in evolution
    2/23/23

    A UB-led study has found that gene variations for immune and metabolic conditions have persisted in humans for more than 700,000 years.

  • UB’s CIGBS joins Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition
    2/23/23

    The partnership will help scientists better identify and monitor new pathogens, as well as analyze how known viruses are changing.

  • Reversing aging in stem cells
    2/22/23

    Two new UB studies build knowledge upon how the embroyonic gene NANOG “rewires” metabolic networks.

  • Rare disease research to be showcased at event
    2/17/23

    The event will recognize the patients, their clinicians and the scientists working to discover the causes of these conditions and, ultimately, the cures. 

  • Secret to maintaining heart health simpler than you think
    2/14/23

    Epidemiologist Michael LaMonte offers tips on how to maintain a healthy heart, including how everyday activities count toward hitting health goals.

  • Bae receives $2.9 million NHLBI grant
    2/14/23

    The funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will fund the UB researcher's continuing work on the effects of arterial stiffness on cardiovascular disease.

  • Care for miscarriage may be impaired in states that restrict abortion
    2/13/23

    The UB study was conducted before the overturning of Roe v. Wade; researchers say the disparity has likely grown since then.