• Patient receiving light therapy in his mouth.
    Light therapy eyed as relief from cancer treatment side effect
    2/13/19

    UB and Roswell scientists are testing the therapy as a potential replacement for opioids in treating mucositis, a common side effect of chemo and radiation.

  • logo for Center for Materials Informatics.
    Alan Rae to lead CMI
    2/12/19

    As director of the Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics, Rae will cultivate industry collaboration and further grow UB’s expertise and reputation in materials informatics.

  • Police cars parked in the middle of an urban street.
    Study examines fatal interactions with police
    2/11/19

    Hispanic males are most likely to have a fatal interaction with police in their own neighborhoods, UB social work researcher Chris St. Vil says.

  • John Leddy examines the eyes of an adolescent female concussion patient.
    'Prescribed' exercise speeds concussion recovery
    2/4/19

    The results of the UB-led study of adolescent athletes is the first randomized clinical trial on treatment of acute concussion.

  • View of North campus from across Lake LaSalle featuring a bright blue sky.
    Buffalo Blue Sky fosters faculty collaboration
    1/31/19

    The new program offers just-in-time seed funding for investigator-led, multidisciplinary research that pushes the boundaries.

  • Woman in workout gear drinks from a soda cup.
    Soft drinks a bad choice for rehydration
    1/30/19

    A UB study found that consuming sugary drinks after performing hard work on a hot day may increase the risk for kidney disease.

  • Silhouette of a man with his thymus gland highlighted.
    Benefits of thymectomy in MG patients confirmed
    1/29/19

    Myasthenia gravis patients who had their thymus glands removed saw clinical benefits for as long as five years, a new UB-led study shows.

  • An African penguin on a beach in South Africa.
    In cold waters, preys' slowed metabolism may benefit rivals
    1/28/19

    A new paper in Science explores a curious trend: why biodiversity among marine mammals and birds generally rises in cold, temperate waters.

  • hands manipulating cell phone.
    ‘Supersharers’ spread majority of fake news on Twitter
    1/28/19

    Less than 1 percent of users shared 80 percent of fake news during the 2016 election, a study co-authored by a UB computer scientist found.

  • Hands and electric discharge over black background.
    Static electricity could charge our electronics
    1/25/19

    While common in everyday life, the science behind this phenomenon is not well understood.

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