• Two images of protein structures.
    New X-ray method breakthrough for drug development
    1/24/20

    The new method unambiguously identifies and counts metal atoms in proteins in an efficient and routine way, revealing new data that was there, but previously hidden.

  • researcher working in a simulated environment.
    Using video games to advance robot swarms
    1/24/20

    UB researchers believe gamers’ brain waves and eye movements could help improve artificial intelligence for autonomous robots.

  • Older woman painting on a canvas.
    Getting older adults moving and creating
    1/24/20

    UB researcher Nikhil Satchidanand will use a Health Foundation grant to develop and test the impact of an art and exercise program on seniors’ cognition and motor function.

  • A chart showing results of lab tests on blood lipids.
    Link found between blood fats, artery size in MS patients
    1/22/20

    The UB-led study ties hyperlipidemia to problems with blood vessels outside the skull.

  • Diabetic child having a blood sample taken with lancet pen.
    Buffalo clinical trial contributes to drug approval
    1/21/20

    The Buffalo trial was one of 150 trials in 17 countries that tested a fast-acting insulin for children.

  • An epifluorescence microscope image shows clumps of human alpha-synuclein aggregating in the neurons of a fruit fly larva.
    New insights into Parkinson’s disease protein
    1/21/20

    The research led by UB biologist Shermali Gunawardena highlights a potential therapeutic strategy for the neurological disorder.

     

  • Close up of a woman's eye, concept of a digital eye scan.
    Using eye-tracking technology to detect neuro disorders
    1/17/20

    UB biomedical engineer Anirban Dutta and colleagues are testing their “MindEye” device as an early predictor of Alzheimer’s.  

  • Each collection of colored dots on this University at Buffalo researcher’s new brain model represent different clusters of brain regions that studies of patients with stroke or brain disease suggest might lead to impaired knowledge, such as the inability to recognize a common object.
    Model offers insights into damage from brain injuries
    1/16/20

    A UB scientist’s background in computer modeling made his advancement of combining existing approaches seem an obvious “chocolate and peanut butter moment.”

  • Young smoker is vaping e-cigarette or vaporizer.
    Contributing to CDC report on vaping-related lung injuries
    1/15/20

    A UB professor and two alums are co-authors of a study in the New England Journal of Medicine that identified vitamin E acetate as a likely culprit.

  • Brian Tsuji.
    Tsuji receives NIH grant to continue superbug research
    1/14/20

    The award is the second largest NIH R01 grant in pharmacy school history.

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