• Volunteers at a site of a natural disaster.
    Study examines recovery from natural disasters
    11/21/18

    UB-led research found that organizations with broad social ties can improve economic outcomes for communities hit by storms, fires and quakes.

  • Portrait of group of students looking at smartphones.
    College students choose smartphones over food
    11/19/18

    Research by UB doctoral student Sara O'Donnell is the first to demonstrate that smartphone use is a reinforcing behavior.

  • Brain scans.
    Nonprescription use of Ritalin may cause changes in brain
    11/19/18

    As the use of Ritalin rises among those without ADHD symptoms, a CRIA study warns that such use may cause irreversible structural changes in the brain.

  • DNA helix in test tube.
    Gene mutation found to cause neurological disorder
    11/15/18

    The discovery builds on decades of work on a family of proteins by UB's Richard Gronostajski.

  • A closeup of the simulated mussels.
    Freshwater mussels endure. How?
    11/14/18

    Surveys in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds show steady numbers of the imperiled mollusks, but other species are disappearing.

  • The U.S. census form lying on a flag.
    Citizenship question undermines census
    11/13/18

    UB sociologist Robert Adelman warns that the query would undercut the accuracy of the count and politicize the process.

  • Pregnant woman, one hand on her belly the other holds a glass of wine.
    Studying effects of prenatal alcohol, smoking, drug use
    11/8/18

    Four researchers from the Clinical Research Institute on Addictions have received more than $4 million in grants from the NIH.

  • Stained Glass in the Church of Tervuren, Belgium, depicting the Sacrament of Penance or Confession.
    Clergy adjust ‘privilege’ for peers accused of sex abuse
    11/8/18

    UB law professor Christine Bartholomew’s research finds a double standard when it comes to clergy divulging sensitive information.

  • Pile of colorful pills and capsules.
    Identifying patients at risk for opioid use
    11/7/18

    UB's Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions will work with OASAS to assess what risks may occur for people with alcohol use disorder who use prescription painkillers.

  • Diabetes mellitus concept vector illustration. — Stock Vector Doctor with magnifier and blood glucose testing meter. Diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes and insulin production concept on white background.
    JDRF award continues diabetes drug research
    11/6/18

    The major interventional study being launched by UB scientists could help bring drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes closer to FDA approval for Type 1.

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