• Kid trying to sneak a cupcake.
    Impulsiveness tied to faster eating in kids, can lead to obesity
    7/12/21

    Research co-led by UB also suggests that cravings after the sight and/or smell of food are linked to an inability to self-soothe in kids.

  • Jun Xia, front and center, with students in his lab.
    Improving medical imaging for leg ulcers
    7/12/21

    The work, supported by a $1.6 million NIH grant to UB researchers, centers on photoacoustic tomography, which uses laser light and ultrasound.

  • First Amendment.
    Debate of Sullivan could change libel laws, UB expert says
    7/9/21

    Two Supreme Court justices' calls to reconsider the landmark case “could represent a turning point” in the history of free speech, UB libel law expert Samantha Barbas says.

  • Steps in the scientific method.
    Context in reporting affects beliefs about, support for science
    7/9/21

    The UB-led study suggests the public can benefit more if media coverage of scientific failure includes mention that ongoing scrutiny is one of the hallmarks of the scientific enterprise.

  • Stem cells in a glass needle are being injected into a mouse embryo using a pipette on the left.
    A guide for creating mouse-human chimeric embryos
    7/8/21

    The stem cell research enables far more accurate models of human development and disease, and could also help solve the shortage of organs for transplant.

  • A surgical facemask in the rainbow pride colors.
    Gay neighborhoods used trauma of HIV to fight coronavirus
    7/6/21

    UB professor Daniel Hess discusses how gay communities' experience with the HIV/AIDS pandemic made them well equipped to help early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Blood sugar monitor pricking a finger.
    Antidiabetic drug doubles weight loss of competitor
    7/2/21

    Even a small amount of weight loss is a unique advantage of these drugs, UB researcher Nicole Paolini Albanese says.

  • IEEE logo featuring the tagline, "Advancing Technology for Humanity.".
    Prasad receives prestigious IEEE award
    7/1/21

    The honor recognizes the UB faculty member’s groundbreaking contributions to the development of multiphoton materials and technologies.

  • Peter Elkin.
    Elkin named UB Distinguished Professor
    6/30/21

    The professor and chair of biomedical informatics is being recognized for being a leader in his field.

  • Very old bottles containing various materials, one bottle features Chinese writing.
    How poison shaped medieval Chinese medicine, culture
    6/30/21

    It might seem contradictory, but UB historian Yan Liu's new book explores a subject that has largely escaped the scrutiny of researchers.

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