• U.S. Department of Energy logo.
    UB engineer awarded grant to develop aerogel insulation
    4/2/19

    The material could help reduce utility bills, improve energy efficiency of residential and commercial buildings.

  • human prostate cancer metastatic lesions have been stained to indicate the presence of myosin IC isoform A, a biomarker of metastatic prostate cancer.
    Metastatic prostate cancer may have its own biomarker
    4/2/19

    In collaboration with Russian scientists, UB researchers are focused on determining how to detect the biomarker for metastatic prostate cancer.

  • Overhead view of two student watching a streamed television show on a laptop.
    Binge-watching blues
    4/1/19

    UB researcher Jessica Kruger looks at the health effects of the popular pastime of watching hours upon hours of television shows.

  • Rep. brian higgins at a podium at a press conference announcing NIH funding for the Hunter James Kelly Research Institute. Standing to the side of Higgins are norma Nowak and Laura Feltri.
    New approach to Krabbe’s Disease
    3/28/19

    The NIH has awarded $2 million to UB’s Hunter James Kelly Research Institute to pursue a new direction in understanding and curing the fatal disease.

  • Sara Metcalff in a greenhouse.
    Including human perceptions into climate models
    3/26/19

    UB geographer Sara Metcalf and colleagues have been working to integrate people's perceptions of climate risk into climate models.  

  • A pile of pills and capsules.
    Common heartburn meds linked to kidney disease, failure
    3/21/19

    The UB study examined 190,000 patients over 15 years and found that acid reflux drugs increase the risk of kidney disease by 20 percent.

  • A series of test tubes filled with DNA helixes.
    How hot spots of genetic variation evolved in DNA
    3/21/19

    New research led by biologist Omer Gokcumen uncovers a complex story that hints at how adaptable — yet delicate — humans are as a species.

  • Pregnant African women surrounded by pregnant women of other races.
    Study examines African refugees' pregnancy outcomes
    3/20/19

    The UB-led study found that the refugee women have healthier pregnancies than women born in the U.S., despite receiving less prenatal care.

  • Group sitting on a couch; most are singing and/pr playing instruments, but a girl at the end has a sour look on her face.
    Poor pitch singing could be a matter of the tune in your head
    3/18/19

    Though it’s easy to hear a singer hit a bad note, what’s contributing to that inaccuracy might actually be inaudible, according to the results of a new UB-led study.

  • View from behind of a mother holding an infant.
    Study links infant temperament, obesity risks
    3/15/19

    The UB-led study is believed to be the first to look at temperament traits as they relate to childhood obesity risks in infants whose mothers had gestational diabetes.

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