• Barry S. Willer and John J. Leddy are photographed with a treadmill.
    Exercise after concussion speeds recovery in teens
    10/1/21

    Daily aerobic exercise significantly reduced the risk of prolonged recovery in adolescent athletes, UB concussion experts report.

  • Young girl holds her stomach, in obvious pain.
    Acupressure could help treat chronic pain in kids
    9/30/21

    Stimulating the ear’s pressure points could be a promising treatment for a group of disorders that cause chronic abdominal pain in 13.5% of children and adolescents.

  • Two women holding coffee cups.
    No link found between caffeine, breast cancer risk
    9/29/21

    The overlap of ages at diagnosis of breast cancer and high caffeine consumption, and previous inconsistent findings spurred scientists to conduct the study.

  • Kelsey Sommer in the operating room with a mannequin on the table.
    Could AI help optimize aneurysm surgeries?
    9/28/21

    UB spinoff QAS.AI is developing software — trained on past cases — to inform decision-making during surgical procedures.

  • headshot of John E. Tomaszewski.
    Two Jacobs faculty serve on SUNY board
    9/28/21

    Steven Fliesler and John Tomaszewski are members of the board of the SUNY Distinguished Academy, the formal organization of all active SUNY distinguished faculty.

  • Wooksoo Kim.
    Immigrants, refugees a plus for Buffalo
    9/28/21

    Social work researcher Wooksoo Kim says the newcomers drive population growth — including Buffalo’s first population gain in 70 years — and improve the quality of life.

  • Fulbright logo.
    Two UB faculty win Fulbright awards
    9/27/21

    Diana Aga and Robert M. Straubinger are UB's newest faculty recipients of the prestigious international award.

  • Model of DNA highlighting one gene.
    Glimmers of human history in gene tied to growth
    9/27/21

    A paper in Science Advances focuses on the evolution of the human growth hormone receptor gene.

  • Detail of hands holding and using a smartphone.
    Fighting online disinformation
    9/24/21

    A NSF grant to UB and partner institutions will support development of digital literacy tools that will be shared with senior citizens and teens.

  • Physician examines patient's eyes with lighted instrument.
    Identifying kids at risk for PPCS
    9/23/21

    A new scoring system can help non-specialists avoid the treatment delay that is the current standard of practice for post-concussion symptoms.

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